Four Convicted for Murder of TV Journalist Soumya Vishwanathan After 15 Years
GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 18th Oct. A Delhi court convicted four persons on Wednesday for the murder of television journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, who was shot dead on her way home from work 15 years ago.
Additional Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Pandey also convicted Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet, and Ajay Kumar under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The fifth accused, Ajay Sethi, was convicted under the Indian Penal Code section 411 for dishonestly receiving stolen property, as well as under MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abet, aid, or knowingly facilitate organized crime and for receiving the proceeds of organized crime.
The judge stated that the prosecution successfully demonstrated the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Vishwanathan was killed on September 30, 2008, while driving home from work at around 3:30 am. The police had initially claimed that the motive behind the murder was robbery.
All five individuals involved in the murder have been in custody since March 2009.
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