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The Muttom First Additional Sessions Court astatine Thodupuzha successful Idukki awarded the decease condemnation to Aaliyakkunnel Hameed, who acceptable his location connected fire, sidesplitting his son, daughter-in-law and 2 granddaughters, astatine Cheenikuzhy, adjacent Thodupuzha, pursuing a spot dispute.
Judge Ash K. Bal awarded the decease condemnation to the 82-year-old. The tribunal besides imposed a good of ₹6 lakh connected the convict. He was besides awarded different 10 years of imprisonment for mounting the location connected fire.
The tribunal connected October 28 recovered Hameed blameworthy of murdering his lad and family.
The Karimannor constabulary completed the probe and submitted a 900-page chargesheet earlier the tribunal successful 80 days of the crime. A full of 116 witnesses, 62 worldly exhibits and 92 pieces of grounds were presented earlier the court. Hameed was denied bail passim the proceedings period.
The gruesome incidental occurred connected March 18, 2022. According to the constabulary case, Hameed acceptable the country successful which his lad and household were sleeping afire aft bolting it from outside. He threw burning petrol bottles into the country done the window. He had besides emptied the h2o vessel to forestall rescue efforts.
Aaliyakkunnel Muhammed Faizal, alias Shibu, 50; his wife, Sheeba, 45; and daughters Mehru, 17, and Asna, 12, were killed.
According to the prosecution, a spot quality betwixt Hameed and his lad led to the murder. A quarrel had breached retired betwixt them connected the time of the incident. They exchanged heated words and Hameed threw distant the luncheon Faizal had fixed him. He waited till 12 p.m. for the household to autumn asleep, earlier mounting the location connected fire.
The section radical learnt astir the occurrence erstwhile 1 of the children called a neighbour, who past arrived astatine the scene. The household had rushed to the bath to flight from the fire, but determination was nary h2o arsenic the h2o vessel had been emptied by Hameed.
