A Delhi court has awarded life imprisonment to former television serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi for killing his wife 17 years ago.<br/><br/>Additional Sessions Judge SK Malhotra also imposed a fine of 2 lakh rupees on Ilyasi and directed him to pay 10 lakhs as compensation to the parents of the woman.<br/><br/>Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting TV crime show – 'India's Most Wanted', was convicted in the case on Saturday.<br/><br/>

A Delhi court today awarded life imprisonment to former television serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi for killing his wife Anju 17 years ago.<br/><br/>Additional Sessions Judge S K Malhotra also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Ilyasi, who was convicted on 16th December for stabbing to death his wife.<br/><br/>The court also directed that Rs 10 lakh would be paid as compensation to the parents of Anju.<br/><br/>Earlier, Ilyasi was only charged with milder sections including 304 B (dowry death) of the IPC.<br/><br/>However, Anju's mother Rukma Singh and sister Rashmi Singh moved the Delhi High Court which in August 2014 ruled that Ilyasi would be tried under Section 302 for the offence of murder.<br/><br/>Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting TV crime show – 'India's Most Wanted', was arrested on 28th March, 2000 and later charges were framed against him in the case after his sister-in-law and mother-in-law alleged that he used to torture his wife for dowry.<br/><br/>

A Delhi court today awarded life imprisonment to former television serial producer Suhaib Ilyasi for killing his wife Anju 17 years ago.<br/><br/>Additional Sessions Judge S K Malhotra also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on Ilyasi, who was convicted on 16th December for stabbing to death his wife.<br/><br/>The court also directed that Rs 10 lakh would be paid as compensation to the parents of Anju.<br/><br/>Earlier, Ilyasi was only charged with milder sections including 304 B (dowry death) of the IPC.<br/><br/>However, Anju's mother Rukma Singh and sister Rashmi Singh moved the Delhi High Court which in August 2014 ruled that Ilyasi would be tried under Section 302 for the offence of murder.<br/><br/>Ilyasi, who had shot into limelight after hosting TV crime show – 'India's Most Wanted', was arrested on 28th March, 2000 and later charges were framed against him in the case after his sister-in-law and mother-in-law alleged that he used to torture his wife for dowry.<br/><br/>