Breaking: Four convicts get life imprisonment in Soumya murder case
Soumya Viswanathan Murder Case Breaking: Four convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment in journalist Soumya Vishwanathan murder case. Convict Ajay Sethi has been sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Journalist Soumya was shot dead while going to her home. After fighting a long legal battle, the family has finally got justice.
Nov 25, 2023, 16:46 PM IST
Supreme Court made 'serious mistakes' in Soumya murder case: Markandey Katju
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Markandey Katju said the apex court had made some 'serious mistakes' in the Soumya rape-murder case by commuting the death sentence of the accused to life, and attributed it to 'judges not being able to give much time to cases as they deserve due to heavy workload of pending cases'.
Oct 25, 2016, 09:29 AM IST
Markandey Katju in the soup for criticising Soumya murder verdict, gets SC notice
Govindaswamy had raped and murdered Soumya when she was travelling by train from Ernakulam to Shornur on February 1, 2011.
Oct 18, 2016, 04:34 AM IST
Soumya murder: SC scraps Govindachamy's death penalty
The apex court, however, held him guilty of rape.
Sep 15, 2016, 13:23 PM IST
