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Devaloka murder case: Guilty gets rigorous life imprisonment
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November 21, 2013
Mangalore, Nov 21: Imam Hussein (53) from Jannathgalli in Sagar who has been found guilty of killing a couple at Devaloka-Perla has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment by the Additional District Sessions Court on Thursday, November 21. Judge Balan also ordered Hussein to pay penalty of Rs.1.5 lac to three sons of the deceased couple.
Hussein had murdered Sri Krishna Bhat (45) and his wife Srimathi (35) on October 9, 1993, by luring them to recover treasury from their backyard through black magic. However he managed to kill the couple in course of the execution of his plot. While he buried the dead body of Mr Bhat in the pit dug in the backyard, he stabbed Srimathi in the house and fled with the ornaments in the house.
A case was registered at Badiyadka police station and later it was shifted to CID. Hussein who was on run for 19 years was finally arrested in Nelamangala near Bangalore on April 20, 2012.
The court had begun the trials on February 22 and had documented the statements of 39 out of the 68 witnesses. The couple's three children Muralikrishna, Niranjan and Sudarshan and the family members were present during hearing.
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