A court has sentenced two convicts to life imprisonment in Kerala’s famous honor killing case in Tankurusi. Apart from this, a fine of Rs 50,000 was also imposed. The court said that if the fine is not paid, both convicts will be sentenced to an additional two years of rigorous imprisonment. However, the injured party expressed dissatisfaction with the decision. The deceased’s wife and parents said the death penalty should be imposed in this case.
Additional Sessions Judge Justice Vinayak Rao R held that the two accused, Prabhu Kumar and Suresh Kumar, murdered the 27-year-old man because he was married to the daughter of his family. The deceased’s name was Aneesh, who had an inter-caste marriage with Prabhu’s daughter Haritha. The financial status of the two men is very different. Therefore, Haritha’s family was angry and her father and uncle killed Anish.
This tragic incident occurred on December 25, 2020. In this case, a case was opened against the defendant under the relevant provisions of the International Criminal Court. Both men have since been arrested. The judge also allowed set-off under Sections 432 and 433 of the Criminal Procedure Code, which would reduce the length of detention. This means that the number of days spent in jail to date will be deducted from the total jail time.
Haritha and Anish’s parents, who came to court to hear the decision, expressed disappointment. He said he would file a lawsuit in the High Court. Harissa said through tears: “We had hoped that the defendants would be sentenced to death or double life imprisonment. This is too light a punishment for the seriousness of their crimes. Our family has lost their lives in this case.” Life. We were punished.” “
Anish’s parents expressed a similar reaction, saying they would complain to the government about the current decision. The father of the deceased said: “The defendants still have no remorse. They still claim that they did not do anything wrong. They brutally killed my son. What crime did he commit? They should be punished more.”
