Court to pronounce quantum of sentence in Vineetha murder case on Thursday

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The quantum of sentence in the murder case of Vineetha, an employee of an ornamental plant shop in Peroorkada, will be pronounced on Thursday. The court had found Rajendran of Rajeev Nagar at Kanyakumari Thovala Vellamadom, guilty on April 10. The case was considered by the Seventh Additional District Sessions Court Judge Prasoon Mohan.

The prosecution argued that the crime of the accused was the rarest of rare. The court had directed seven reports to be submitted, including by the district collector, psychologist, prison superintendents of Thiruvananthapuram and Tamil Nadu, probationary officers of Kanyakumari and Thiruvananthapuram, city police commissioner and revenue department.

The court found the accused guilty of murder, murder during robbery, wrongful entry and destruction of evidence. The accused had committed three similar murders in Tamil Nadu and was out on bail when he killed Vineetha. Prosecutor M Salahuddin demanded death penalty for the accused, who commits robbery for money and resort to killing those who oppose him. On February 6, 2022, at 11.50 am, the accused, who had come under the pretext of buying a plant, killed Vineetha for her chain of 4.5 sovereigns.

The seven reports requested by the court, including the mental state, possibility of repentance, behavior towards fellow prisoners in prison, lifestyle, actions required if repentance is possible, past crimes, and information about the assets and liabilities of the accused, were also submitted to the court.