SC/ST Special Court finds seven guilty in Kannamoola Vishnu murder case
A special SC/ST court in Nedumangad has convicted seven individuals for the 2016 murder of 19-year-old Vishnu. The case, which involved a violent gang attack, was linked to a long-standing feud between local criminal factions.
Why it matters
The verdict highlights the judicial process in cases involving caste-based atrocities and the challenges of prosecuting long-standing gang violence.
The Special SC/ST Court in Nedumangad on Tuesday found seven persons guilty in the decade-old murder case of 19-year-old Vishnu, who hailed from Puthenpalam, near Kannamoola. The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence on Thursday.
The special court found Arun alias Paratta Arun, who led the assault, along with Sreenath, Sanju, Manu alias Shetty Manu, Lallu, Vipeesh alias Vishnu, and Rajesh alias Poocha Rajesh guilty of the crime that took place on October 7, 2016.
According to the prosecution, the gang hacked Vishnu to death in front of his parents. The gruesome attack also left the victim’s father, Anil Kumar, mother Bindu Kumari, and paternal aunt Laila with severe injuries.
According to investigators, the bloodshed was orchestrated by the gang led by Arun.The murder was suspected to be linked to the long-running feud between gangs led by notorious criminals Puthenpalam Rajesh and Dini Babu.
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