Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Oct 29: The 6th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment and a fourth accused to a jail term in connection with the brutal murder of Rakesh in 2019.
The convicted individuals are Sunil Kumar alias Kauti, Praveen Poojary alias Chotu, Preetham alias Abhi, and Rohith Kumar alias Shooter.
The incident took place on January 3, 2019, near M V Shetty College on the Panjimogaru-Maladi road. According to the prosecution, the victim, Rakesh, was in a romantic relationship with the sister of the first accused, Sunil Kumar. Enraged by this, Sunil, along with Praveen, Preetham, and Rohith, attacked Rakesh with swords and murdered him.
The Kavoor police had registered a case and conducted a thorough investigation. Police inspector K R Naik served as the investigating officer and submitted the charge sheet to the court.
Judge Rajesh Maruti Kamate conducted a detailed trial and pronounced the four accused guilty.
Accused one to three (Sunil, Praveen, and Preetham) were sentenced to life imprisonment under IPC sections 302 and 120(b) read with 34, along with a fine of Rs 15,000 each. Failing to pay the fine will attract an additional one year of imprisonment.
All four accused were sentenced to three years in jail under IPC section 201 read with 34, accompanied by a fine of Rs 5,000 each. Defaulting on the payment will result in an additional one-month jail term.
Furthermore, the fourth accused, Rohith Kumar, was sentenced to three years in jail and fined Rs 5,000 under IPC section 212 read with 34. Failing to pay the fine will attract an additional one-month sentence.
Out of the total fine amount of Rs 70,000 collected from the convicts, the court ordered Rs 20,000 to be remitted to the government and Rs 50,000 to be given as compensation to the deceased's father.
Public prosecutor Motilal Chaudhari argued the case on behalf of the state.