Tamil Nadu: Four get life sentence for revenge murder of money lender in 2015
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Four get life sentence for revenge murder of money lender in 2015

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: The Principal District and Sessions Court in Thoothukudi awarded life sentences to four persons and acquitted seven others for the revenge murder of a moneylender in 2015. Sources said that as many as 14 people killed the money lender Pichaiah Thevar early on March 10, 2015, at Kongarayakurichi near Srivaikuntam. According to the FIR in Pichaiah’s murder, 14 people were chargesheeted — Anthoniraj, Robin, Ravi, Anbu Patturaj, Subburaj, Jegan Robert, Vijay, Muthupandi, Chellappa, Pichandi and Selvaraj and two minors. Hearing the case on Wednesday, Principal District Judge M Selvam convicted Anthoniraj, Robin, Ravi and Anbu Patturaj in connection to the murder of Pichaiah Thevar, and released the rest.

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10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case
1 day, 5 hours ago

10 sentenced to double life term in Kerala political twin murder case

India Today  

A CBI Special Court in Ernakulam on Friday sentenced 10 individuals to double life imprisonment for the killings of Youth Congress workers Sarath Lal PK and Kripesh in Kasaragod, Kerala five years ago. The court also handed five years of rigorous imprisonment to four CPI leaders, including former MLA KV Kunhiraman, for aiding the crime. In addition to the double …

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella
1 week ago

2 persons get rigorous life imprisonment in murder case in Chevella

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a significant judgment, the X Additional District and Sessions Judge in Ranga Reddy district sentenced two persons - ‎Guduru Kumar and Kotha Kurva Ramachandraiah to undergo rigorous life imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.5,000 in a murder case that took place in Chevella. In default of payment of fine, they must undergo simple imprisonment for one …

Woman Sentenced for Killing Brother in Shabad
1 week, 4 days ago

Woman Sentenced for Killing Brother in Shabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A woman accused of murdering her brother in a dispute over family property in Bodampahad, Shabad mandal, was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs.5,000 by the X ADJ Court, Rangareddy, at LB Nagar. The incident occurred on March 22, 2014 when Arunamma, 36, visited her brother Balraj's home to demand her share of their father's agricultural land. An …

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Madras HC reverses acquittal of seven in murder case, hands them double life-term

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Finding the judgment of the trial court to be “perverse”, the Madras HC has reversed the acquittal of seven persons and sentenced them to double life imprisonment in a murder case. Holding that the prosecution has proved the charges beyond doubt, the bench sentenced Ramesh, Pandu alias Pandurangan, Sathish alias Sathishkumar, Prakash, Suresh, Ravi alias Pillakka Ravi and Kutti …

Murder-for-gain case of elderly couple in Tamil Nadu’s Rajapalayam cracked after two years
1 month ago

Murder-for-gain case of elderly couple in Tamil Nadu’s Rajapalayam cracked after two years

The Hindu  

Close on the heels of the cracking the November 23 case of murder for gain of a lone retired teacher reported in Rajapalayam North police station limits, the district police have solved the 2022 murder of an elderly couple registered by Rajapalayam South police, on Saturday. One T. Muthukumar, who was arrested in connection with the murder of elderly woman, …

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf
2 months ago

Four CPI(M) Workers Sentenced to Rigorous Imprisonment for Murder of C. Ashraf

The Hindu  

Four CPI(M) workers have been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of C. Ashraf, a CPI(M) worker from Eruvatty in Kannur, Kerala. The court convicted M. Pranu Babu alias Kuttan (34), R.V. Nidhish, alias Tutu (36), V. Shijil, alias Sheejutan (35), and K. Ujesh alias Uji (34). Meanwhile, M.R. Sreejith, alias Kothan (39) and P. Bineesh (48) were acquitted …

Palakkad Court Awards Life Imprisonment for Honour Killing of Aneesh
2 months, 1 week ago

Palakkad Court Awards Life Imprisonment for Honour Killing of Aneesh

New Indian Express  

A Kerala court has awarded life imprisonment to two individuals, including the father-in-law, for the brutal honour killing of Aneesh (27). The court found the two guilty of murdering Aneesh on Christmas Day 2020, when he was returning from work. The victim's family, belonging to a lower caste, was angered by the marriage and resisted the daughter's decision to marry …

Karnataka Sentence 101: Dalits Face Life Imprisonment in Decade-Old Atrocity Case
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2 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Sentence 101: Dalits Face Life Imprisonment in Decade-Old Atrocity Case

Hindustan Times  

A decade-old Dalit atrocity case in Karnataka has resulted in the conviction of 91 people, including the key accused Manjunath. The accused were convicted of torching the houses of the SC community and abusing them by uttering casteist slurs. The case has been ongoing for several years, with many Dalits being denied entry into barber shops and eateries due to …

Four get double life for killing Dalit over pending wage dues in Tamil Nadu
3 months ago

Four get double life for killing Dalit over pending wage dues in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

PERAMBALUR: The special court for trial of cases under the SC/ST Act here on Monday sentenced four people to double life imprisonment for murdering a Dalit man when he demanded wages for milking their cows. According to sources, S Mani of Therani in Alathur taluk was engaged by villagers J Dhanapal, J Prabhu Kundu Prabhu, K Palanivel Kumar and P …

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam
3 months, 1 week ago

Four sentenced to death in 2014 caste-related murders in TN's Udappankulam

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Four persons were sentenced to death, while seven others were awarded multiple life imprisonments in connection with the murders of three SC persons in Udappankulam village near Thiruvengadam in 2014. According to prosecution, 25 persons from a caste Hindu community were accused of murdering 3 scheduled caste men — Kaliraj, Venugopal and Murugan — when they were headed towards …

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years
5 months ago

Odisha: Court sentences 14 murder accused to life imprisonment after 15 years

India TV News  

An Odisha court on Thursday convicted 14 people in a 15-year-old murder case, granting life imprisonment to them. However, two of them had already died and hence Additional District Judge Pradeep Kumar Samal sentenced life imprisonment to 14 convicts. Accused attacked deceased while he was asleep Speaking over the sentence, public prosecutor Brundaban Nayak said while two accused persons have …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: Supreme Court seeks reply of convicts on Delhi Police’s pleas against bail

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 8 agreed to examine the pleas filed by Delhi Police challenging the high court's order granting bail to four convicts, who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the murder case of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma issued notice on the four pleas filed by Delhi …

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dr. Subbiah murder case | Madras High Court sets aside death sentence imposed on seven, and life sentence imposed on two others

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Friday, June 14, 2024, set aside the conviction and death sentence imposed by a trial court on seven individuals as well as the life sentence imposed on two others, in connection with the 2013 sensational murder of neurosurgeon S.D. Ramesh and Sunder Mohan allowed the nine criminal appeals and acquitted the appellants P. Ponnusamy, his …

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida
6 months, 3 weeks ago

17 years on, three get life in jail for murdering nephew in Greater Noida

Hindustan Times  

A sessions court in Surajpur, Greater Noida, convicted three men for the murder of their 21-year-old nephew in village Kherli of Dankaur, which took place about 17 years ago, prosecution officials said on Tuesday. Rajesh Kumar Mishra, additional district sessions judge, on Monday relied on the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses and medical evidence and convicted the three persons. {{^userSubscribed}} …

Mumbai Court Sentences Gangster Chhota Rajan To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of Hotelier Jaya Shetty In 2001, Fines Rs 16 Lakh
7 months ago

Mumbai Court Sentences Gangster Chhota Rajan To Life Imprisonment For Murder Of Hotelier Jaya Shetty In 2001, Fines Rs 16 Lakh

Live Law  

A special MCOCA court in Mumbai has sentenced gangster Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, also known as Chhota Rajan, to life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of hotelier Jaya Shetty. Under Sections 3, 3, and 3 of the MCOCA, Rajan received life sentences with fines of Rs. It was the prosecution's case that victim Jaya Shetty, owner of the Golden Crown hotel …

Kerala: Life imprisonment for Shyamjith in Vishnupriya murder case
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala: Life imprisonment for Shyamjith in Vishnupriya murder case

New Indian Express  

KANNUR: The Thalassery Additional District Court on Monday awarded life sentence to M Shyamjith in the Vishnupriya murder case. Moreover, Justice AV Mrudula sentenced the convict to ten years imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 2 lakh for house-trespass in order to kill Vishnupriya. Vishnupriya was engaged on a video call with her male friend when Shyamjith barged into …

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Pune court acquits 3 accused, 2 others sent to life imprisonment

Live Mint  

A Special Court in Pune on Friday acquitted three accused including Virendrasinh Tawde, Sanjeev Punalekar and Vikram Bhave in the activist Narendra Dabholkar murder case, ANI reported. Besides this, the court also sent the other two accused — Sachin Andure and Sharad Kalaskar sent to life imprisonment for allegedly killing Narendra Dabholkar in Pune on August 20, 2013. Narendra Dabholkar, …

RTI activist murder: Gujarat HC quashes conviction of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki
7 months, 4 weeks ago

RTI activist murder: Gujarat HC quashes conviction of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki

The Hindu  

The Gujarat High Court on May 6 overturned life sentence of former BJP MP Dinu Solanki and six others in the 2010 murder of RTI activist Amit Jethwa, who was killed on SG highway in front of the High Court in 2010. Observing that the trial court conducted proceedings with a ‘‘predetermined notion of conviction’‘, the High Court Division Bench …

Gautam Budh Nagar: Six get life imprisonment for Samajwadi Party leader’s murder
8 months ago

Gautam Budh Nagar: Six get life imprisonment for Samajwadi Party leader’s murder

Hindustan Times  

An additional sessions court in Gautam Budh Nagar on Monday convicted six people of the murder of a Samajwadi Party leader in Dadri on May 31, 2019, and sentenced them to life imprisonment, officers aware of the matter said. Ramtek’s brother Praveen Katariya had lodged the complaint in this case at the Dadri police station on May 31, 2019. According …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far
8 months, 1 week ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: The story so far

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 22 issued notice in a petition filed by Madhavi Vishwanathan, mother of murdered television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, against the bail granted to four men convicted in the case. In February, the Delhi High Court granted bail to convicts — Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ajay Kumar during the pendency of their appeals against …

Tamil Nadu Today | CB-CID plans to inspect Kodanad bungalow
10 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu Today | CB-CID plans to inspect Kodanad bungalow

The Hindu  

Kodanad case | CB-CID plans to inspect Jayalalithaa’s bungalow The CB-CID police investigating the Kodanad dacoity-cum-murder case informed the district sessions court in Udhagamandalam of their wish to inspect the bungalow of the former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa which was broken into by thieves during the incident. The case had come up for hearing when the prosecution sought time to file …

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Chandrasekharan murder case: Kerala HC upholds conviction of 12 accused

Hindustan Times  

The Kerala high court on Monday upheld the conviction of 12 accused, including local Communist Party of India leaders, and set aside the acquittal of two others by a trial court in the case of the murder of TP Chandrasekharan, founder of Revolutionary Marxist Party, by a group of assailants in May 2012. Of the 12 accused convicted by the …

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Four convicts in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case granted bail by Delhi HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday granted bail to four convicts serving life imprisonment for the murder of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. A special court here had on November 26, 2023 awarded life imprisonment to the four men and three years in jail to another for receiving the stolen belongings. soumyaA trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor …

Church dispute: Two Sentenced to lifer in murder case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Church dispute: Two Sentenced to lifer in murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: Life imprisonment has been awarded to two persons after their conviction in the murder of a church committee member in Muddanur village in Kadapa district on February 7, 2016. The murder was done in connection with a dispute over the church elections.It is noted that a clash occurred over delay in the holding of elections for the CSI Church …

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife
11 months ago

Man sentenced to life for murdering 8-month pregnant wife

Hindustan Times  

A 42-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and slapped with a fine of ₹15,000 by the district court for killing his wife for dowry on August 10, 2013. According to the additional district government counsel, Nitin Tyagi, Parveen’s brother Raees Ahmad lodged a complaint with Sector 24 police station in August 2013, alleging that after years of marriage, Akthar …

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case
11 months, 2 weeks ago

15 found guilty in Kerala BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivas murder case

The Hindu  

The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I on January 20 convicted 15 accused in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ranjith Sreenivas. Back then, the Communist Party of India -led Left Democratic Front government in the State came under fire for its failure to rein in religious fundamentalist outfits and its “appeasement of communal groups.” ‘Hitlist’ proves crucial …

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Kerala court finds 15 guilty in BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan murder in Dec 2021, sentence on Monday

New Indian Express  

ALAPPUZHA: A local court here on Saturday found the 15 accused persons -- all linked to PFI-SDPI -- behind the murder of BJP leader Ranjith Sreenivasan in December 2021, guilty. The Mavelikara Additional District Session Court-I Judge Sreedevi V found the first eight accused, who took part in the murder, guilty under Section 302. The 15 accused who are convicted …

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Life term for trio who killed 19-year-old girl in 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

Anantapur: The Kadapa District Sessions Court on Friday sentenced life imprisonment to three persons in the case of murder of a degree student at Chintala Cheruvu in Badvel mandal in Kadapa district on June 18, 2021. The murder took place after the girl student, Godugunur Sirisha, 19, ignored an offer of love. Charan hatched a plan to eliminate Sirisha and …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence
1 year, 1 month ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: four convicts awarded life sentence

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Saturday awarded life imprisonment to four men for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was robbed and shot dead by the convicts while she was returning home from her office in 2008. The court also observed that it was “unfortunate” that Vishwanathan, who was a “young, dynamic and hard-working journalist”, lost her life due to the …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail
1 year, 1 month ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on November 25 sentenced four men to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The court sentenced Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar to life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of ₹1.25 lakh on each of them. On October 18, the court convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and …

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder
1 year, 2 months ago

Soumya Vishwanathan murder case | Delhi court convicts 4 for 2008 murder

The Hindu  

A Delhi court on Wednesday convicted four men for the murder of 25-year-old journalist Soumya Vishwanathan and offences under the MCOCA. The fifth accused Ajay Sethi was convicted under IPC Section 411 along with the stringent MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and for receiving proceeds of organised crime. Seeks speedy trial After …

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment
1 year, 2 months ago

Delhi court convicts 5 in Soumya Vishwanathan murder case; mother demands life imprisonment

Hindustan Times  

Delhi's Saket court has convicted four accused in the case of murder of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. He also facilitated the organisation and held property derived from organised crime and is held guilty under section 3 and 3 of MCOCA, the court ruled. On the verdict, the deceased journalist's mother told ANI: “We've lost our daughter but this will act as …

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: Court sentences 3 to life imprisonment in 11-year-old murder case

India TV News  

A court here on Friday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing an RTI activist 11 years ago. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mukesh Chand Arya also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000 each on the three convicts. Government advocate Anuj Kumar Saini said that RTI activist and retired teacher Jagdish Prasad Chauhan was murdered in a field near …

Three get life term in Kerala professor’s palm chopping case
1 year, 5 months ago

Three get life term in Kerala professor’s palm chopping case

Hindustan Times  

KOCHI: A special National Investigation Agency court in Kochi on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to three of the six convicts in a 2010 case wherein a Malayalam professor’s palm was chopped off by members of now-banned Popular Front of India. While 10 were awarded prison terms of eight years each for offences under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, Explosive …

13 villagers in AP sentenced to life term for killing boy
1 year, 6 months ago

13 villagers in AP sentenced to life term for killing boy

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Thirteen persons have been sentenced to life imprisonment by the district court in the case of murder of a boy and causing injuries to another youth in Adavuladeevi village in year 2016. The order was issued by the Tenali 11th additional district court’s magistrate G Malathi, in Bapatla district on Wednesday. According to the police case, Jasmin, a woman …

2 cyber fraudsters who posed as bank officials for KYC updates get life term
1 year, 8 months ago

2 cyber fraudsters who posed as bank officials for KYC updates get life term

Hindustan Times  

RANCHI: Two men, both in their early twenties, who were part of a gang of cyber fraudsters in Jharkhand’s Deoghar that posed as bank officials and siphoned money from the bank account of their targets, have been handed out a life sentence and a ₹20 lakh fine each, a government lawyer said. Deoghar’s additional public prosecutor Shiv Lal Mandal said …

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court
1 year, 10 months ago

If Life Imprisonment Is Imposed On Murder Convict, Term Sentence For Other Offences Runs Concurrently: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has clarified that if a term of life imprisonment under section 302 of Indian Penal Code is imposed on an accused and another fixed term sentence is imposed for another charge, then both sentences will run concurrently and not consecutively. The Sessions Court in terms of its order dated 09.12.2010, convicted the petitioners herein and sentenced …

Woman sentenced to life for murder
1 year, 10 months ago

Woman sentenced to life for murder

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The VI Additional District Judge in Markapur on Thursday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment and fined her ₹2,000 for murder committed under the B.V. Peta police station limits of Prakasam district in 2017. According to police, G. Venkata Lakshmamma, murdered six-year-old Ram Charan, son of M. Bala Chandrudu of Singarapalli in B.V. Peta mandal. Following the murder, Bala …

Two get life imprisonment for killing relative in Siddipet
1 year, 11 months ago

Two get life imprisonment for killing relative in Siddipet

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Two persons Sheela Parasuramulu and Sheela Yellaiah, accused of killing their relative Sheela Nagaraju at Ensanpalli of Siddipet district in 2017 have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The murder came to light after Nagaraju’s father started searching for him and found his mobile phone, footwear and bicycle near the well. Inquiries revealed that the accused had killed Nagaraju, as …

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case
2 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court acquits all accused in 2012 RTI activist murder case

Firstpost  

After the completion of the trial, the Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge court on 28 October 2020 found the accused guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has acquitted all the 12 accused in a case relating to the murder of RTI activist and editor of ‘Maha Prachanda’ newspaper Lingaraju back in 2012 citing …

Man gets lifer for setting wife ablaze
2 years, 3 months ago

Man gets lifer for setting wife ablaze

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Lingala Ramesh, accused of killing his wife Lingala Anitha, at Kushaiguda of under the Rachakonda Commissionerate limits in 2016, was sentenced to life imprisonment. From the time of his marriage, Ramesh suspected Anitha of having extramarital relationships and harassed her physically and mentally. One July 4, 2016, he came home inebriated and questioned the victim for visiting his sister’s …

6 get lifer for killing man alleging witchcraft
2 years, 5 months ago

6 get lifer for killing man alleging witchcraft

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: A sub-court in Parvathipuram of Manyam district sentenced six men to life imprisonment on Thursday for killing a man after branding him as a practitioner of witchcraft. According to additional public prosecutor B. Venkata Naidu, 45-year-old K. Appanna was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a banana plantation at Sambara village under Makkuva police station limits in Parvathipuram Manyam …

Tamil Nadu man arrested for murdering wife's lover after learning about their affair
2 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu man arrested for murdering wife's lover after learning about their affair

India Today  

A 45-year-old man in Velampalayam of Tamil Nadu’s Tirupur district was arrested by police on Saturday, March 19, for allegedly killing his wife’s lover. Priya’s lover, Tamilarasan, was living with his mother, two sons and younger brother, in a rented house in Velampalayam. After Sasikumar killed his wife’s lover, he was arrested by the police and a case was lodged …

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets bail
2 years, 9 months ago

Convict in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case gets bail

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted bail to A G Perarivalan who has been serving life sentence in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, taking note of his long incarceration of over 30 years and no history of complaint when out on parole. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai directed the convict, whose death …

Gokulraj murder case | Caste outfit founder Yuvaraj awarded triple life term
2 years, 9 months ago

Gokulraj murder case | Caste outfit founder Yuvaraj awarded triple life term

The Hindu  

The special court for cases booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act here on Tuesday sentenced Theeran Chinnamalai Gounder Peravai founder S. Yuvaraj to triple life imprisonment in the 2015 murder of V. Gokulraj, an engineering graduate belonging to the Scheduled Caste in Namakkal district. III Additional District Judge T. Sampathkumar, who held 10 accused persons guilty on …

10 convicted for 21-yr-old Dalit man’s murder in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 9 months ago

10 convicted for 21-yr-old Dalit man’s murder in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

A Madurai court on Saturday convicted 10 people of killing a 21-year-old Dalit man, whose headless body was found on the railway tracks in Tamil Nadu’s Namakkal district in 2015. Police said that the convicts belonging to the Gounder community, a backward yet powerful caste, were enraged by V Gokulraj, a Dalit man, talking to a woman from their community …

10 convicted in 2015 Gokulraj murder case in Tamil Nadu
2 years, 9 months ago

10 convicted in 2015 Gokulraj murder case in Tamil Nadu

India Today  

The Madurai special sessions court on Saturday convicted 10 people including the main accused, S Yuvaraj, former president of Dheeran Chinnamalai Peravai, and nine others in the murder case of 21-year-old Gokulraj in Tamil Nadu. The Gokulraj murder case is related to the murder of a Dalit man, Gokulraj. The murder case developed further when Gokulraj's family released a phone …

Issewal gangrape: Life term till death to five, juvenile gets 20-year RI
2 years, 9 months ago

Issewal gangrape: Life term till death to five, juvenile gets 20-year RI

Hindustan Times  

Equating the 2019 Issewal gangrape to the infamous Nirbhaya case of 2012, a Ludhiana court on Friday sentenced five convicts to life imprisonment till death while sending the sixth accused, who was a 17-year-old juvenile at the time of the crime, to 20-year rigorous imprisonment. The Ludhiana court equated the 2019 Issewal gangrape to the infamous Nirbhaya case of 2012 …

Couple Awarded Four Death Sentences for Killing Family Members in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 2 months ago

Couple Awarded Four Death Sentences for Killing Family Members in Tamil Nadu

News 18  

A special court near here on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a couple to four death sentences, double lifer and imposed a fine of Rs six lakh for killing their family members in 2019. However, circumstantial evidence, medical report and the chemical analysis report went against the accused, who were pronounced guilty and awarded death penalty on three counts, Special Public …

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