Cyanide Mohan gets death penalty in 3 cases
Bengaluru: The trial of as many as 14 cases of serial killer Cyanide Mohan Kumar today ended up, and the court awarded him the death sentence in 3 cases.
The CID had filed a chargesheet in connection with 20 cases against Mohan Kumar alias Cyanide Mohan Kumar (56) of Kanyana village in Bantwal taluk in Dakshina Kannada district. Subsequently, the trial court awarded him the death sentence in three cases.
As many as 20 cases were filed against Mohan, who was accused in various police stations in the state from 2004 to 2009. In 2010, all his cases were transferred to CID for more investigation. The probe was conducted, and chargesheet was submitted to the Mangalore District and Sessions Court.
The death sentence: DSP NM Ramalingappa had probed the criminal case filed against Mohan in the Sullya police station. In 2013, the court had sentenced the death penalty and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000. The court had also awarded the same sentence in connection with the case filed in the Bantwal Rural and Venur police stations.
Mohan, with 20 young women across the state, developed a relationship on the pretext of marrying them. Later, he looted the jewellery of women and valuables and killed them by giving Cyanide poison.
Cases against Mohan
The CID informed that various cases have been registered against him including IPC Section 366 (kidnapping), 302(murder), 376(rape), 328(poisoning), 201(Causing disappearance of evidence of offence), 392(robbery), 417(cheating).
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Three killed, seven feared trapped after house collapses in UP's Meerut
Meerut, Sep 14: Three people were killed, two injured and seven feared trapped after a three-storey house collapsed in this Uttar Pradesh district on Saturday, officials said.
"Twelve people got buried under the debris after the sudden collapse of the house. Till now, five people have been taken out from the debris. Of them, three died and two injured have been admitted to Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College," the relief commissioner's office said.
The incident occurred around 5:15 pm and emergency services were immediately alerted, it said.
District Magistrate Deepak Meena confirmed the collapse of the three-storey house in Zakir Colony.
Officials initially said around six people were trapped under the debris.
Senior officials rushed to the spot to oversee the rescue operations.
National Disaster Response Force, fire brigade and police teams are working to rescue those trapped under the debris.
