Mangaluru: Serial killer Cyanide Mohan Kumar gets life term until death
cJan 31: The Sixth District and Additional Court convicted serial killer Cyanide Mohan Kumar in the sixth case of raping and killing a woman of Mittur for life imprisonment until death without remission, here on Thursday.
Mohan Kumar developed friendship with the woman aged 31 years who was working as a nurse in a private nursing home at Puttur, in the name of Sudhakar Gowda. After getting her phone number, he called her to Puttur bus stand on April 22, 2009. After taking Rs 2,000 from her bank account, they went to Mysuru.
Assuring of marrying her, he raped her at a lodge on the same day. Under the pretext of giving her contraceptive pills, he forced her to consume Cyanide at the bus stand. But later she died in a toilet at the bus stand. After conducting the postmortem, the police registered an unnatural death case.
Meanwhile, he returned from Mysuru to Puttur and called her family over phone that he had married her and not to try to search them. With this, her family members did not search for her even after she was missing. After his criminal activity came to light, Mohan Kumar spilled the beans.
On December 23, 2009, Bantwala inspector Nanjunde Gowda interrogated Mohan Kumar. Later he was taken to Mysuru to confirm his stay in the lodge booked in the name of Sudhakar Gowda. Public prosecutor Judith M Casta argued against Mohan Kumar.
Hearing through video conference
The court has awarded life imprisonment until death under various sections. The hearing of the accused who is in Belagavi Hindalga jail was conducted through video conference. Total 38 evidences, 72 records and 35 materials were considered for the hearing.
It was the sixth case. In one case, the High Court upheld the death sentence verdict given by the district court. Along with this, Mohan Kumar was getting life imprisonment for life in three cases.
Convection details
Under IPC Section 366, six years rigorous imprisonment, Rs 3,000 penalty and if fail to pay the penalty, he has to undergo one more month additional improvement. Under section 376 (Rape), seven years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3,000 penalty and if failed to pay the penalty, he has to serve another one month imprisonment.
Under section 417(cheating), six months rigorous imprisonment, under section 328 (poisoning), seven years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3000 penalty and if not paid the penalty, he has to undergo one more month imprisonment. Under section 302 (murder), life imprisonment to his death. Under section 201 (destroying of evidences), five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3,000 penalty, under section 392, five years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3,000 penalty and it was said in the judgement that the family of the victim eligible to get compensation from the legal aid authority.
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Bihar govt to constitute commission for socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers
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Patna (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday announced that the state government would soon constitute a 'Safai Karmachari Commission' for the socio-economic upliftment of sanitation workers.
He announced the decision in a post on X.
"I am pleased to inform that I have directed the department to constitute the Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission to ensure the protection, welfare, rehabilitation, social upliftment, grievance redressal, and monitoring of various welfare schemes for the rights and interests of sanitation workers in Bihar," the chief minister said.
This commission will provide suggestions related to the interests of sanitation workers, advise the government on the protection of their rights, and take appropriate action to review and implement welfare schemes related to those engaged in sanitation work, he added.
"The Bihar State Safai Karmachari Commission will consist of one chairperson, one vice-chairperson, and five members, including one woman/transgender. This commission will play a significant role in integrating the deprived sections of society engaged in sanitation work into the mainstream and contributing to their social and economic development," Kumar added.
Assembly elections are due in the state later this year.
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