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Chenthamara, the accused successful the sensational Pothundy treble execution case, was sentenced connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) to treble beingness imprisonment for a erstwhile execution that occurred six years agone astatine Pothundy successful Palakkad, Kerala.
Pallakad Additional District and Sessions Court-IV Judge Kenneth George sentenced Chenthamara to a treble word successful situation and slapped a good of ₹3.25 lakh for murdering his neighbour Sajitha connected August 31, 2019.
The justice had already convicted him of murder, trespass and demolition of grounds successful the case.
The prosecution, represented by nationalist authoritative M.J. Vijayakumar, succeeded successful securing a condemnation successful the execution lawsuit by examining 34 witnesses and presenting 63 documents and worldly objects.
The prosecution established that the motive for the execution was Chenthamara’s vindictiveness towards Sajitha, stemming from his content that she had caused his woman to permission him.
On 31 August 2019, Chenthamara entered his neighbour Sajitha’s room with a machete portion she was preparing lunch, and erstwhile her children were astatine schoolhouse and her hubby Sudhakaran was astatine enactment successful Tamil Nadu. After hacking her to death, Chenthamara disappeared into the Nelliyampathy wood and was arrested erstwhile helium emerged a time later.
On January 27, 2025, portion retired connected bail, Chenthamara shocked Kerala by sidesplitting Sajitha’s widower Sudhakaran and his parent Lakshmi successful the aforesaid manner. They excessively were reportedly killed owed to their suspected engagement successful his family’s desertion. The proceedings successful the twin-murder lawsuit is apt to statesman soon.
The execution of the mother-son duo had triggered terrible disapproval against the police, who had reportedly ignored complaints and worries raised by Sudhakaran and his children against permitting Chenthamara to travel and enactment astatine his location astatine Pothundy.
Although the constabulary had submitted the chargesheet successful the Sajitha execution lawsuit successful 2020, the proceedings began successful August 2025. Several persons, including his estranged wife, her member and friends, testified against Chenthamara successful the Sajitha execution case.
When the prosecution sought superior punishment for Chenthamara, the defence lawyer argued that the verdict should not beryllium influenced by the treble execution that helium committed portion being retired connected bail.
Chenthamara’s counsel argued that helium had ne'er been progressive adjacent successful a petty lawsuit earlier the Sajitha execution case.
Family expresses happiness astatine verdict
Sajitha’s daughters, Atulya and Akhila, expressed happiness astatine the verdict. They had sought maximum punishment, and had raised information concerns if Chenthamara was released connected bail.
