Soumya Vishwanathan murder case: A Delhi court docket on Wednesday introduced the conviction of 5 accused in the 2008 murder case of journalist Soumya Vishwanathan. The court docket additionally held the accused responsible of looting beneath provisions of Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
What occurred on September 30 in 2008?
Soumya was shot lifeless on September 30, 2008 whereas she was returning dwelling in her automobile from the workplace in the wee hours. The police had earlier claimed theft because the motive behind the killing. But forensic stories indicated she died because of a bullet damage in her head, subsequently, the police added murder costs and headed an inquiry.
Who was Soumya Vishwanathan?
Soumya Vishwanathan was a journalist with the ‘Headlines Today’ information channel. The journalist was shot lifeless whereas she was coming back from work.
How did the arrest of two accused in one other case remedy the murder thriller?
For the primary six months, the probe couldn’t progress however the arrest of two accused Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla, who have been arrested for their involvement in one other case, led to unravel the murder thriller. Both of them have been arrested in the murder case of name centre government Jigisha Ghosh. During the interrogation, the duo admitted the killing of one other lady Soumya Vishwanathan.
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