<p>The special court of Additional District Judge (ADJ-III), Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday sentenced former Odisha MLA Ramamurthy Gomanga to life imprisonment for murdering his wife Sashirekha in 1995.</p>.<p>Gomango was convicted on June 24 under Section 302 (murder) and 201 (destroying evidence) of IPC.</p>.<p>Apart from life imprisonment, special court judge Sashmita Padhi also slapped the former MLA from Gunupur with Rs 60,000 fine under various sections, said government pleader Rashmi Ranjan Brahma.</p>.<p>Gomango was convicted based on the statements of 11 witnesses and 15 documents pertaining to the case.</p>.<p>According to the prosecution, Sashirekha’s half-burnt body was recovered from the bathroom of Gomanga's official quarters here on August 29, 1995.</p>.<p>Though initially an unnatural death case was registered at Kharavel Nagar Police Station in Bhubaneswar, later a murder case was lodged as the probe indicated towards her killing.</p>.<p>Gomango was elected to the Assembly from Gunupur constituency on a Janata Dal ticket in 1995. He joined the BJP in 2000. He was re-elected from the seat on a BJP ticket in 2000, but lost to his Congress rival Hema Gomango in the 2004 elections.</p>.<p>Later, he quit the BJP after the BJD snapped ties with the saffron party in 2009. He joined the BJD, but quit the regional party as he was denied a ticket in 2014.</p>
<p>The special court of Additional District Judge (ADJ-III), Bhubaneswar, on Tuesday sentenced former Odisha MLA Ramamurthy Gomanga to life imprisonment for murdering his wife Sashirekha in 1995.</p>.<p>Gomango was convicted on June 24 under Section 302 (murder) and 201 (destroying evidence) of IPC.</p>.<p>Apart from life imprisonment, special court judge Sashmita Padhi also slapped the former MLA from Gunupur with Rs 60,000 fine under various sections, said government pleader Rashmi Ranjan Brahma.</p>.<p>Gomango was convicted based on the statements of 11 witnesses and 15 documents pertaining to the case.</p>.<p>According to the prosecution, Sashirekha’s half-burnt body was recovered from the bathroom of Gomanga's official quarters here on August 29, 1995.</p>.<p>Though initially an unnatural death case was registered at Kharavel Nagar Police Station in Bhubaneswar, later a murder case was lodged as the probe indicated towards her killing.</p>.<p>Gomango was elected to the Assembly from Gunupur constituency on a Janata Dal ticket in 1995. He joined the BJP in 2000. He was re-elected from the seat on a BJP ticket in 2000, but lost to his Congress rival Hema Gomango in the 2004 elections.</p>.<p>Later, he quit the BJP after the BJD snapped ties with the saffron party in 2009. He joined the BJD, but quit the regional party as he was denied a ticket in 2014.</p>