Mangalore, Dec 18: The fourth additional district and sessions court here on Wednesday held Mohan Kumar guilty in yet another murder case.
He was held guilty of murdering Sunanda of Peruvaje in Sullia taluk, the only victim whose body was identified by the kin.
The quantum of punishment in all the three cases will be delivered on Thursday.
The court held him guilty under IPC sections 376 (rape), 302 (murder), 392 (robbery), 201 (destruction of evidence), 366 (kidnapping by cheating), 394 (robbery), 407 (cheating), 465 (forgery), 468 (forgery and cheating and 473 (possession of counterfeit seals).
One of the main witnesses Harini who is the cousin of Sunanda said that she had seen Mohan talking to his sister at a Congress rally held at Nehru Maidan in Mangalore on January 19, 2008. “Several people from our village had been to Mangalore to attend the Congress rally and the group included myself and Sunanda.
"However, during the stage programme, when we all were seated at the ground, Sunanda was not to be seen. When I went out looking for her, I found her talking to a man near the parked jeep,” said Harini who also confirmed that the man was none other Mohan Kumar.
She said that on returning home, Sunanda had told her about the man and had referred to him as Shashidhar. Shashidhar alias Mohan Kumar had introduced himself as the Supevisor in the Central Government Department and had convinced Sunanda of marrying her.
“On February 11, 2008, Sunanda left home saying she would go to Malla temple in Kerala along with Shashidhar. She had said that she would go to temple to offer special prayer to the God to eliminate 'dosha' which would block her marriage with Shashidhar.
Though she was supposed to return home in the evening, she called us at 6 pm and informed that she would come the next morning as they were yet to offer the 'pooja',” said Harini.
Further in her statement she said, on the same night at 8 pm, she received a call from the Mysore police who informed her about the death of Sunanda.
“Soon after, we left to Mysore and identified her dead body at K R Hospital. Sunanda was wearing a necklace, a chain, a pair of earrings and bangles while she left the house, but had nothing on her body when we saw her at the hospital,” said Harini.
Rathnavathi, mother of Sunanda who too was the main witness, said that Sunanda had told her of drawing Rs 25,000 cheque at Netravathi Bank in Bellare before leaving to Malla. Rathnavathi also said that she had identified the jeweleries belonging to her daughter at Ashirvad Finance in Thokkottu.
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