Cadell Jeansen Raja convicted in 2017 Nanthancode quadruple murder case
Thiruvananthapuram: The Additional Sessions Court in Thiruvananthapuram has found Cadell Jeansen Raja guilty in the chilling 2017 Nanthancode mass family murder case. The sentence is expected to be announced on Tuesday.
The court convicted Raja of brutally murdering his father, Professor Raja Thankam, his mother, Dr. Jean Padma (a cardiologist), his sister Caroll, a medical graduate from China, and his blind aunt, Lalitha. These "one-by-one, execution-style" killings took place over three days beginning April 5, 2017, inside their upscale home in Bains Compound, near Kerala’s ministerial residences.
Emergency services discovered the charred remains of the victims on April 8, 2017, after a fire was reported. Raja was arrested a week later in Chennai with minor burn injuries on his hand.
According to the prosecution, Raja—who is now the sole heir to the family’s vast assets, including a Tamil Nadu plantation—lured each victim to his upstairs room on separate occasions before fatally attacking them with an axe purchased online. A “Stanley’s Carpenter Axe” was recovered during the investigation.
Officials also uncovered violent video games and a human dummy from Raja’s room, which was filled with computers and gaming devices. They alleged that the killings bore eerie similarities to scenes from the game ‘Zoombie Go Boom.’
The trial faced repeated delays over questions regarding Raja’s mental fitness. He claimed the murders occurred while he was attempting “astral projection,” asserting a lack of “mens rea” or criminal intent. However, a court-appointed medical board dismissed this claim, concluding that the killings were deliberate and premeditated.
Prosecutors argued that longstanding familial tensions, academic underperformance, social isolation, and resentment over his family members' overseas ambitions fueled Raja’s motives.
The case was investigated by SP K. E. Baiju, DySP J. K. Dinil, and Sub Inspectors Manikantan and Rajesh. Special Prosecutor Dilip Sathyan represented the State, and the trial was overseen by Additional Sessions Judge K. Vishnu.
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RSS has global network of over 2,500 groups for money laundering: Priyank Kharge
Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has alleged involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in a money transfer network at global level.
Posting his allegation on his personal ‘X’ account on Saturday morning, Kharge said that he was referring to an issue that had not been dealt with decisively by Indian media houses.
“Here is a crucial story that the Indian media will never touch,” the minister has said, and clarified, “This so-called “body of individuals” has built a global network of over 2,500 affiliated organisations. Through these fronts, the RSS collects “guru dakshina” to fuel its divisive agenda. (sic)”
Kharge has further alleged, “The world’s largest NGO is running amok, laundering money and evading accountability.”
The minister added, “Here is a map of their organisational architecture of their “Vichar Parivaar.” https://rssproject.caravanmagazine.in / @thecaravanindia”
