Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)
Mangaluru, Jan 12: The District 2nd Additional Court has sentenced Sushanth alias Shan (31), a jilted lover who attempted to murder his ex-girlfriend by stabbing her in 2019, to 18 years and one month in jail. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lacs on the accused.
The incident occurred on June 28, 2019, when Sushanth waylaid his former lover near Shantidhama, Bangambila road, Deralakatte, stabbing her in the stomach and other parts of her body. The accused had cut his neck and wrist with the same knife in a failed suicide attempt.
Victim Diksha (left) & sentenced Sushanth
Sushanth, a dance trainer, was teaching dance in the college where the victim was a student. Mistaking the friendship for something more, he had been harassing the girl to love and marry him. The incident, recorded by a CCTV camera behind the hospital, served as the primary evidence in the case.
The court proceedings, which started on February 10, 2021, involved 21 witnesses. The judge ordered the accused to serve concurrent sentences for various charges, adjusting the prison term according to the time spent in custody. Jyothi Pramod Nayak represented the victim, and Ullal Police Station Sub-Inspector Guruvappa Kanti conducted the investigations and registered the case under six different sections.