ASI Babu Kumar murder attempt case: four including DySP sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Four accused including former DySP Santhosh Nair have been sentenced for 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the murder attempt against ASI Babu Kumar. The CBI special court, which pronounced the verdict on Monday, also charged the accused with a penalty of Rs 25,000 each.

The three other convicts are Vijeesh, Container Santhosh and Penty. Meanwhile, two other accused, DySP Vijayan and Mahesh, have been acquitted in the case. The incident relating to the case took place on January 1, 2011, when Penty and Vijeesh attacked Babu Kumar as per DySP Santhosh's order.