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Soumya Vishwanathan murder: Four convicts sentenced to life imprisonment, fifth gets 3 years in jail

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday handed down life sentences to four individuals convicted in the 2008 killing of TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan, while the fifth convict received a three-year jail term.

The court, in determining the punishment, stated that the offense did not meet the criteria for the rarest of rare cases, rejecting the request for a death penalty.

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