New Delhi, Jul 14 (IT) A Delhi court has convicted all three accused in the Jigisha Ghosh murder case. Delhi's Saket Court held accused Ravi Kapoor, Baljit and Amit Shukla guilty of abducting and murdering Jigisha in March, 2009. The court will announce the quantum of punishment on August 20.
"No escape from the conclusion that the crime was committed by the accused person. It stands proved on record that Jigisha Ghosh left home at 12 noon for office but didn't return. She was dropped by the office cab. Robbed off gold chain, two mobile phone and rings. Credit and debit card. Amit, Ravi, and Baljeet committed the murder. All three held guilty under IPC sections 364/302/201/394/ 468/469/471/34 Arms act," the court said while announcing the verdict.
WHAT HAPPENED ON MARCH 18, 2009
28-year-old Jigisha, who was working with Hewitt Associate Pvt Ltd as operations manager, was abducted and killed on March 18, 2009 after she was dropped near her home in Vasant Vihar area of South Delhi by her official cab around 4 am.
The accused had used Jigisha's ATM card to buy expensive goggles, wrist watches and shoes from Sarojini Nagar market, police had said.
Her body was recovered on March 21, 2009 from a place near Surajkund in Haryana
ACCUSED LINKED TO JOURNALIST SOUMYA VISHWANATHAN'S MURDER
The recovery of the weapon allegedly used in the murder of the IT executive had led to the cracking of the murder case of India Today Group journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. Soumya was shot dead on September 30, 2008 while she was returning home by her car from the office at 3 am
Police had claimed robbery as the motive behind the killing of Jigisha and Soumya.
During interrogation, Ravi reportedly told the police that he and his associates consumed liquor at Amit's residence, following which they went to PVR Priya in a stolen Wagon-R. While the four were standing outside the complex, they noticed Soumya drive past and decided to target her.
They chased her car, but she accelerated. This irked Ravi, who was driving, and he opened fire at Soumya on Nelson Mandela Marg in South Delhi. Soumya was shot in her head.