Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (AM)
Mangaluru, Sep 15: The sixth additional district court awarded life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 26,000 to Cyanide Mohan in the rape and murder of a young woman in Puttur taluk.
Holding Mohan guilty of murder, rape, looting jewelry and destruction of evidence, Judge DP Putturangaswamy sentenced Mohan to life imprisonment which gave justice to the family of the woman after eight long years.
It may be recalled, on September 17, 2009, Mohan had taken the woman to Puttur Market with gold jewelery and then brought her to Madikeri and had sexual contact. Later, he had killed her by offering Cyanide at Madikeri bus stop. He then escaped with her gold jewelry. Mohan had befriended the young woman and promised to marry her. The police investigated 44 witnesses and produced 60 documents regarding the case.
Public prosecutor Judith Olga Margaret said that the case was fourth and requested Mohan to be sentenced to death. However, the court sentenced life imprisonment to Mohan.
Mohan has been accused of murdering 20 women by offering cyanide. Death penalty has been imposed to him by Mangaluru court in three cases. Of the 20 cases, Mohan has been convicted in four now, five cases are in the final stages of trial and about nine cases are being heard.