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The Thalassery Additional District Court (One) in Kannur has found the lone accused, Shyamjith, guilty in the 2022 Vishnupriya murder case. The verdict of the case, which has been in trial since September 21, 2023, is soon to be announced by Additional District Court Judge AV Mridula.
Shyamjith faces charges under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 449 (House-trespass in order to commit offence) and 302 (Murder). The prosecution is seeking a sentence of life imprisonment for Shyamjith, while the possibility of capital punishment is still in question.
On October 22, 2022, Shyamjith entered 23-year-old Vishnupriya's house and stabbed her to death for rejecting his marriage proposal. Vishnupriya, a pharmacist, suffered severe wounds on the hands and throat.
As per the chargesheet submitted by Panoor Inspector M P Azad, Vishnupriya ended her relationship with Shyamjith after a quarrel, which led him to commit the crime.
On the day of the incident, Vishnupriya, who was going to her workplace, returned home after hearing about the death of a close relative. When Shyamjith reached her house, she was alone there as her parents had gone to the deceased relative's house. He then barged in through the front door and stabbed her multiple times.
Shyamjith's reaction to being arrested indicated he had no remorse for his actions. He said at the time, 'I'm only 25 years old. A life sentence is only 14 years, isn't it? I've seen it on Google. I'll only be 39 years old when I finish my sentence. I'll have lost nothing.'
The trial in the case began on September 21, 2023. The defence had presented its arguments before the Thalassery Additional District Court judge. There are 73 witnesses in the case.
Source: Vishnupriya murder case: Court finds Shyamjith guilty