<p>Bengaluru: A Chikkamagaluru court on Monday convicted a 48-year-old man in a dowry death case investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).</p>.<p>The Chikkamagaluru district court sentenced Eshwarappa, a driver from Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru district, to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40,000.</p>.<p>On March 30, 2010, Eshwarappa’s father-in-law filed a complaint, alleging that Eshwarappa had killed his daughter. He claimed that Eshwarappa had tortured her to bring an additional Rs 50,000 as dowry, despite having already received Rs 20,000.</p>.<p>The case was transferred to the CID on November 4, 2011, as it was suspected to be a dowry death. The CID conducted a thorough investigation and submitted a charge sheet on March 1, 2013. After over a decade, the court convicted Eshwarappa. It ordered concurrent imprisonment of seven years for dowry death.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: A Chikkamagaluru court on Monday convicted a 48-year-old man in a dowry death case investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).</p>.<p>The Chikkamagaluru district court sentenced Eshwarappa, a driver from Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru district, to seven years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40,000.</p>.<p>On March 30, 2010, Eshwarappa’s father-in-law filed a complaint, alleging that Eshwarappa had killed his daughter. He claimed that Eshwarappa had tortured her to bring an additional Rs 50,000 as dowry, despite having already received Rs 20,000.</p>.<p>The case was transferred to the CID on November 4, 2011, as it was suspected to be a dowry death. The CID conducted a thorough investigation and submitted a charge sheet on March 1, 2013. After over a decade, the court convicted Eshwarappa. It ordered concurrent imprisonment of seven years for dowry death.</p>