Kolhapur, Oct 24 (Reporter) The district and sessions court here on Thursday sentenced a man to suffer life imprisonment for murdering his lover's husband at Ekondi village in Kagal tehsil of the district on September 23, 2018. According to public prosecutor Ms Amruta Anil Patole, accused Vijay Sambhaji Khot (32) alias Gambhir, resident of Randivewadi in Kagal tehsil, had an illicit relationship with the victim's wife Priyanka (32). However, when the deceased Suryakant Vitthal Khot came to know about their illicit relationship, he objected to it. So, both accused Vijay and Priyanka murdered him and hanged his body from a tree to make it look like a suicide. Police arrested the lovers and filed a charge sheet against them in a court. After examining total eight witnesses including the deceased's brother, Sessions judge Ms K B Agrawal convicted accused Vijay Khot and awarded life imprisonment to him. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on the accused. It, however, acquitted co-accused in the case, Priyanka, due to lack of sufficient evidence...////...