Kerala court convicts 61-year-old man in twin murder case, sentencing on July 15
A court in Kerala's Palakkad on Monday convicted a 61-year-old man in the 2025 Nenmara double murder case, holding him guilty of murdering a woman
A court in Kerala's Palakkad on Monday convicted a 61-year-old man in the 2025 Nenmara double murder case, holding him guilty of murdering a woman and her son. Additional Sessions Judge Kenneth George delivered the verdict, while sentencing had been scheduled for July 15. The convict, Chenthamara, had earlier been arrested in the 2019 murder case of Sudhakaran's wife Sajitha, whom he allegedly blamed for his marital problems. After being released on bail in January 2025 in that case, he allegedly went on to murder Sudhakaran and his mother, Lakshmi.
Read Full Story Police arrested Chenthamara shortly after the double murder, and he was later lodged in the Malampuzha sub-jail. In the Sajitha murder case, the court had earlier sentenced him to double life imprisonment. During the trial in the double murder case, the prosecution examined 81 witnesses and produced 28 material objects before the court. Four of Chenthamara's relatives turned hostile during the trial. Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Sajitha's daughters, Atulya and Akhila, alleged that Chenthamara had issued threats even inside the courtroom and demanded that he be awarded the death penalty.
"He should get the maximum punishment. Even in court, he said, without any remorse, to go ahead and hang him if they want to. We lost our father and grandmother. Everyone is gone. He must be given a punishment that fits his crime," Akhila said. Atulya said the family continued to live in fear. "He is not afraid of anything. He must be given a punishment that fits his crime," she said. Saritha, a relative of Sajitha, said the convict had orphaned both the girls and appealed to the government to support them.
"We request the government to take responsibility for them. We hope the government will provide them with jobs. They have no one else now," she said. Ends
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