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Keralam Court Sentences Man to Life for Murder, Robbery of Paramour
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News18•30-09-2026, 10:15
Keralam Court Sentences Man to Life for Murder, Robbery of Paramour
- •A Keralam court sentenced a former bus conductor, Anwar, to life imprisonment for the murder and robbery of his 37-year-old paramour, Sandhya, in 2016.
- •Anwar was convicted of murder, robbery, robbery with attempt to cause death, and destruction of evidence, receiving a total of 20 years in jail, with the life sentence running concurrently.
- •The murder occurred in March 2016 near the Thoppumpady BOT bridge area on Willingdon Island, Kochi.
- •Police stated that Anwar killed Sandhya after an argument stemming from her pressuring him to marry her and her refusal to give him money he demanded.
- •After choking Sandhya to death, Anwar stole 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments she was wearing; he had previously swindled gold from another woman.
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The Ernakulam Additional District and Sessions Court sentenced the accused, Anwar, to life imprisonment for the murder of his paramour, along with an additional 20 years for robbery and destruction of evidence to be served concurrently.
The accused killed Sandhya following an argument over her pressuring him to marry her and her refusal to give him the money he demanded to pay back gold he had swindled from another woman.
After choking the 37-year-old woman to death near the Thoppumpady BOT bridge area on Willingdon Island, the accused stole 12 sovereigns of gold ornaments that she was wearing.
