The orders were passed in the case where Manimohan (53) and three others murdered Vijaykumar (35) on 21 September 2019.
Published Dec 21, 2023 | 5:34 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 21, 2023 | 5:34 PM
Life sentence for murder. Representational image. (Creative Commons)
Four years after a brutal murder, a district judge in Gobichettipalayam near Erode, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday, 20 December, awarded a life sentence to four persons and acquitted three others accused of the crime.
The Third Additional District Judge of Gobichettipalayam passed orders in the case where Manimohan (53) and three others brutally murdered Vijaykumar (35) on 21 September 2019. This was after the victim allegedly sexually harassed Manimohan’s wife.
Manimohan’s accomplices in the crime were his relative Nagarajan (30), and friends Bhoopathyraja (39), Satishkumar (39), Vigneshwaran (24) and Sekar (24), who were all residents of Avvaiyarpalayam near Gobichettipalayam, the police said.
Police said that after his wife raised an alarm, Manimohan ganged up with the others and caught hold of Vijaykumar in the village. While Manimohan forced pesticide into the victim’s mouth, Bhoopathyraja rode his motorcycle over his neck, resulting in his death. All seven later fled the scene.
The local police registered a murder case and later filed a charge sheet against the seven persons before the district court.
After hearing the case, Dhayanidhi, the Third Additional District Judge awarded life sentences to Manimohan, Nagaraj, Bhoopathyraja, and Satishkumar and acquitted the other three.
(Disclaimer: The headline, subheads, and intro of this report along with the photos may have been reworked by South First. The rest of the content is from a syndicated feed, and has been edited for style.)
