Sharon Raj murder case: court finds Greeshma, uncle guilty
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Thiruvananthapuram: In the Sharon Raj murder case that shook the conscience of Kerala, the Neyyatinkara Additional Sessions court found the first accused, Greeshma and the third accused, who is also Greeshma’s uncle, Nirmalakumaran Nair, guilty on Friday. However, the court couldn’t find evidence against Greeshma’s mother, Sindhu and acquitted her.
The court found Greeshma guilty of murder, causing hurt by means of poison, abduction with intent to murder and providing false information about a crime. When both Sindhu and Nirmalakumaran Nair were accused of destruction of evidence, the court couldn’t establish the case against the former. Nirmalakumaran Nair is expected to get bail on the day, Onmanorama reported.
However, Sharon Raj’s parents expressed disappointment over Sindhu being acquitted. They said that they will appeal in the High Court after the punishment is pronounced, which is expected on Saturday.
D Shilpa IPS, who probed the case, said that though there were no eyewitnesses, the probe team had digital and circumstantial evidence to prove the case. The officer added that Greeshma admitted to the crime when questioned, too.
Sharon Raj, a 23-year-old radiology student, was poisoned by the first convict and Sharon’s former girlfriend, Greeshma. This was after he refused to end his relationship with her. The crime occurred when Sharon visited Greeshma at her home in Ramavarmanchirai in Kanyakumari. She fed him an Ayurvedic decoction laced with pesticide, after which he fell ill and was hospitalised. Though he recovered first, he became ill again and succumbed to organ failure on October 25.