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Ring Road Shubha Mercy Petition Discussed in Karnataka Cabinet
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News18•15-10-2026, 13:14
Ring Road Shubha Mercy Petition Discussed in Karnataka Cabinet
- •The infamous 2003 Ring Road Shubha case has resurfaced as the mercy petition comes up for discussion in the state cabinet.
- •Convicts Shubha Shankaranarayana and D. Arun Verma are serving life sentences for the murder of Shubha's fiancé B. V. Girish.
- •The mercy petitions submitted to the Governor were discussed in the cabinet meeting in the presence of Advocate General Shashikiran Shetty.
- •Girish was murdered on December 3, 2003, just three days after his engagement to Shubha, under the pretext of watching airplanes near HAL Airport.
- •Police investigations revealed that Shubha plotted and murdered Girish in collusion with her boyfriend Arun Verma because she was unhappy with the arranged engagement.
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The Ring Road Shubha case involves the 2003 murder of software engineer B.V. Girish by his fiancée, law student Shubha Shankaranarayana, and her boyfriend D. Arun Verma just three days after their engagement.
Shubha Shankaranarayana and D. Arun Verma, who are serving life sentences for the murder of Girish, have submitted mercy petitions before the Governor.
After taking Girish out for dinner on December 3, 2003, Shubha asked him to stop near the HAL Airport to watch airplanes, during which a gang attacked and murdered him while she acted innocent.
