Jigisha murder case: court to decide fate of 3 accused

July 14, 2016 10:30

Delhi court to pronounce its judgement today in the 2009 murder case of IT executive Jigisha Ghosh, in which three men are facing trial.

It has been a seven-year wait for justice for Jigisha's parents, Jagannath and Sabita Ghosh.

The prosecution would demand maximum punishment for the three, who are also accused of murdering TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008 and a transporter named Nadeem.

Jigisha, an operations manager, was killed on the intervening night of March 17-18, 2009.

The three accused approached her outside her house under the pretext of asking for an address, and forcefully pulled her inside the car. Her belongings were snatched, including her debit card, and the trio had forced her to divulge the PIN.

The three accused -- Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik and Ravi Kapoor -- proceeded to withdraw money and smothered her on the way.

After they were arrested, they divulged that they had earlier murdered Vishwanathan and Nadeemon 8 January 2009.

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