New Delhi: The court awarded life imprisonment to 4 accused in the murder case of Malayalam media worker Soumya Viswanathan. The fifth accused was sentenced to three years imprisonment and Rs 5 lakh. The Saket Sessions Court gave its verdict after a 15-year long legal battle.
On October 18, the court ruled that the accused in the case, Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljit Malik, Ajay Kumar and Ajay Sethi are guilty. After this, the sentence was pronounced. The accused must pay Rs 1,20,000 each to Soumya’s family.
Four accused have been charged with murder and one under the Makoka Act. The prosecution had argued in the court that he committed murder during the robbery.
On September 30, 2008, Soumya Viswanathan was shot dead while traveling home in Vasantkunj in the morning. The group of attackers stopped the car and shot at Nelson Mandela Road near the house. The police found that the murder was committed following the robbery attempt.
