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Man Who Escaped Jail Raped, Killed 23-Year-Old. All About 2011 Soumya Case
The 2011 Soumya murder case in Kerala is back in focus after convict Govindachamy attempted to escape from a high-security prison.
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Rape-Murder Convict, An Amputee, Scales 25-Foot Kerala Prison Wall To Escape
In a highly dramatic climax to a swift manhunt, escaped rape-murder convict Govindachamy was today pulled out of a well by the Kerala Police, bringing his brief freedom to an abrupt end.
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Soumya Rape And Murder Case: Kerala's Appeal For Death Penalty To Convict Rejected By Supreme Court
A convict who raped a young woman on a rail track in 2011 after allegedly throwing her off a moving train in Kerala will not be given the death penalty. The Supreme Court today rejected the Kerala government's curative petition for reviewing its earlier order of giving the convict Govindachamy a life sentence.
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Justice Markandey Katju Submits Apology In Supreme Court Over Post Criticising Soumya Verdict
With an unconditional apology, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today extricated himself from a contempt case over a blog post in which he had sharply criticised the court's verdict in the 2011 rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya in Kerala.
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'I Don't Bother,' Says Justice Markandey Katju, On Contempt Notice By Supreme Court
Inside a courtroom where he passed judgements, former judge Markandey Katju was on Friday pulled up for contempt over a blog criticising Supreme Court judges. "I don't bother," he declared before storming out.
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After Facebook Post On Soumya Verdict, Justice Markandeya Katju Gets Court Invite
After he said in a Facebook post that the Supreme Court had seriously "erred in law" by reducing the sentence of the convict in the 2011 rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya in Kerala, Justice Markandeya Katju has been asked to explain his views in court.
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Kerala Chief Minister Assures Justice In Soumya Rape And Murder Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today assured all support to ensure justice to the family of Soumya, who was allegedly raped and murdered after being pushed out from a moving train in Thrissur district in February 2011.
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Kerala's Soumya Was Murdered, No Doubt, Says Doctor Who Did Autopsy
A convict who raped a young woman on a rail track in 2011 after allegedly throwing her off a moving train in Kerala, was spared the death sentence on Thursday. Reducing Govindachamy's sentence to 14 years in jail, the Supreme Court said there was not enough evidence that 23-year-old Soumya had been murdered or pushed off the train.
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Supreme Court 'Grievously Erred' In Soumya Case: Former Judge Markandey Katju
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today said that the Supreme Court had "grievously erred by law" in the Soumya rape and murder case in which the death sentence of the accused Govindacahamy was commuted.
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Supreme Court Verdict Is 'Heart Breaking', Says Soumya's Mother
The decision of the Supreme Court to commute the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy, who had raped and murdered 23-year-old Soumya in February 2011 after allegedly pushing her out of a moving train, was 'heart breaking', the mother of the girl, said.
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In Kerala's Soumya Rape Case, Supreme Court Scraps Convict Govindachamy's Death Penalty
The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to 14-year jail term. The murder charge against him was dropped.
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Kerala's Soumya Died After Rape On Tracks. Attacker Won't Hang, Says Court
In 2011, 23-year-old Soumya was allegedly pushed off a train in Kerala by a man who jumped after her, hit her with a stone and then raped her in her wounded state. The attacker, Govindachamy, will not hang, the Supreme Court ruled today, reducing his sentence to 14 years in jail.
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Death sentence for man who pushed Soumya from train
A court in Kerala has awarded the death sentence to a man who raped and murdered a young salesgirl named Soumya, who he found in the women's compartment of a train.
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Man Who Escaped Jail Raped, Killed 23-Year-Old. All About 2011 Soumya Case
The 2011 Soumya murder case in Kerala is back in focus after convict Govindachamy attempted to escape from a high-security prison.
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Rape-Murder Convict, An Amputee, Scales 25-Foot Kerala Prison Wall To Escape
In a highly dramatic climax to a swift manhunt, escaped rape-murder convict Govindachamy was today pulled out of a well by the Kerala Police, bringing his brief freedom to an abrupt end.
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Soumya Rape And Murder Case: Kerala's Appeal For Death Penalty To Convict Rejected By Supreme Court
A convict who raped a young woman on a rail track in 2011 after allegedly throwing her off a moving train in Kerala will not be given the death penalty. The Supreme Court today rejected the Kerala government's curative petition for reviewing its earlier order of giving the convict Govindachamy a life sentence.
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Justice Markandey Katju Submits Apology In Supreme Court Over Post Criticising Soumya Verdict
With an unconditional apology, former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today extricated himself from a contempt case over a blog post in which he had sharply criticised the court's verdict in the 2011 rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya in Kerala.
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'I Don't Bother,' Says Justice Markandey Katju, On Contempt Notice By Supreme Court
Inside a courtroom where he passed judgements, former judge Markandey Katju was on Friday pulled up for contempt over a blog criticising Supreme Court judges. "I don't bother," he declared before storming out.
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After Facebook Post On Soumya Verdict, Justice Markandeya Katju Gets Court Invite
After he said in a Facebook post that the Supreme Court had seriously "erred in law" by reducing the sentence of the convict in the 2011 rape and murder of 23-year-old Soumya in Kerala, Justice Markandeya Katju has been asked to explain his views in court.
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Kerala Chief Minister Assures Justice In Soumya Rape And Murder Case
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today assured all support to ensure justice to the family of Soumya, who was allegedly raped and murdered after being pushed out from a moving train in Thrissur district in February 2011.
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Kerala's Soumya Was Murdered, No Doubt, Says Doctor Who Did Autopsy
A convict who raped a young woman on a rail track in 2011 after allegedly throwing her off a moving train in Kerala, was spared the death sentence on Thursday. Reducing Govindachamy's sentence to 14 years in jail, the Supreme Court said there was not enough evidence that 23-year-old Soumya had been murdered or pushed off the train.
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Supreme Court 'Grievously Erred' In Soumya Case: Former Judge Markandey Katju
Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju today said that the Supreme Court had "grievously erred by law" in the Soumya rape and murder case in which the death sentence of the accused Govindacahamy was commuted.
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Supreme Court Verdict Is 'Heart Breaking', Says Soumya's Mother
The decision of the Supreme Court to commute the death sentence awarded to Govindachamy, who had raped and murdered 23-year-old Soumya in February 2011 after allegedly pushing her out of a moving train, was 'heart breaking', the mother of the girl, said.
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In Kerala's Soumya Rape Case, Supreme Court Scraps Convict Govindachamy's Death Penalty
The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to 14-year jail term. The murder charge against him was dropped.
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Kerala's Soumya Died After Rape On Tracks. Attacker Won't Hang, Says Court
In 2011, 23-year-old Soumya was allegedly pushed off a train in Kerala by a man who jumped after her, hit her with a stone and then raped her in her wounded state. The attacker, Govindachamy, will not hang, the Supreme Court ruled today, reducing his sentence to 14 years in jail.
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Death sentence for man who pushed Soumya from train
A court in Kerala has awarded the death sentence to a man who raped and murdered a young salesgirl named Soumya, who he found in the women's compartment of a train.
