Ramandeep Kaur Mann from Slough sentenced to death in India

Ramandeep Kaur Mann, 38 slit Sukhjeet Singh's throat while he slept when they were on holiday at his mother's house in India in 2016.

The court heard how Mann enlisted the help of her secret lover Gurpreet Singh, and drugged Mr Singh with sleeping pills before slitting his throat on September 2, 2016.

The Daily Mails reports Mann, who is from Slough, had reportedly told police that her husband refused to gave her a divorce.

The couple had been married since 2005. and owned a pizza shop in south London before moving to Derby.

A relative told the court that Sukhjeet had life insurance worth £2million, two UK houses and £100,000 in his bank account.

Mann, who had denied murder, grew up in Slough and studied graphic design at Thames Valley University, the newspaper reports.

Mann was found guilty of the killing and sentenced to death after a judge said her husband was murdered 'for the sake of an illicit relationship'.

The Times of India reported how Mann made a dish called dahl, mixed sedatives into it, and served it as part of the family's dinner.

When they were asleep, her secret lover Singh was welcomed into the house, the court was told.

But Mann didn't realise that her son was awake, having not eaten the food, and witnessed the murder of his father.

Mr Singh was struck twice over the head with a hammer before Gurpreet took a knife from his pocket and slit the man's throat.

Gurpreet Singh was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with a fine of £98.75.

Sukhjeet Singh, who was born in India, was described by loved ones as devoutly religious and well known among the Sikh community in his adopted home city of Derby.

Mann is the first person to be executed in India since four men were sentenced to death in 2020 after being convicted of gang rape and murder.

Reacting to the verdict, Sukhjeet's mother Vanshjeet Kaur told the press: "I feel relieved.

"My prayers were answered and I got what I was expecting from the court."