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A tribunal successful Palakkad, Kerala, connected Tuesday (October 14, 2025) convicted Chenthamara, the accused successful the high-profile Pothundy duplicate execution case, for a erstwhile execution committed implicit six years ago.
Additional District and Sessions Judge-IV Kenneth George recovered him blameworthy of sidesplitting his neighbour Sajita, 35, successful 2019. The tribunal ruled that each charges against him, including murder, demolition of grounds and location trespass, were proven.
The tribunal volition present the condemnation connected Thursday (October 16, 2025).
When the justice asked for his statement, Chenthamara replied successful the negative. He stayed calm and indifferent passim the proceeding and portion leaving.
The execution took spot connected August 31, 2019. Chenthamara suspected Sajita and different neighbour, Pushpa, of causing his wife’s desertion.
He killed Sajita erstwhile she was unsocial astatine home. Her children were astatine schoolhouse and her hubby Sudhakaran, a lorry driver, was successful Tamil Nadu. Armed with a machete, helium hacked her portion she was cooking successful the kitchen. He fled into the Nelliyampathy forests aft confirming her death.
While retired connected bail on January 27, 2025, Chenthamara hacked Sudhakaran and his mother, Lakshmi, to decease astatine their house, replicating the 2019 execution method.
The duplicate murders shocked Kerala, drafting crisp disapproval of the constabulary for not preventing them. After sidesplitting the mother-son duo, Chenthamara escaped to the hills and was arrested the pursuing day.
Sajita’s daughters, Atulya and Akhila, were contiguous successful tribunal for the verdict connected Tuesday. They had antecedently expressed information concerns if Chenthamara was released connected bail and had called for the harshest penalty.
Soon aft the Sajita execution verdict, the tribunal is expected to commencement the proceedings successful the twin-murder lawsuit against Chenthamara.
