The District Court, Darchula has, on June 28, sentenced Harina Saud, 21, of Sarmoli-1 to 20 years in prison for terminating her 7-month pregnancy. The Court found her guilty of ending the life of the featous on April 17.

Saud was arrested on April 18 following her father-in-law Tikhe Saud’s ocmplaint against her at Gokuleshwar Area Police Office.

In his complaint, Tikhe claimed that she went through the abortion after being pregnant in an illicit relationship with local Jitendra Singh Khatri. The District Court, however, found Khatri not guilty in Saud’s crime and released him on June 28.

Saud’s husband Narendra Singh Saud is working in Delhi, India for the last two years. <