The Additional District Court-II, Mavelikara, on Tuesday awarded death penalty to one convict and life sentence to another in the murder of an elderly couple at Venmony, near Chengannur, in 2019.
The court sentenced Lablu Hussain (39), prime accused in the case, to death and double life term, while Juval Husain (24) was handed three life terms. Both are Bangladeshi nationals. The sentences will run concurrently.
Judge Kenneth George ordered the convicts to pay a fine of ₹4 lakh each, which will be given to the children of the victims. A.P. Cherian (75) and his wife Lillykutty Cherian (68) were found murdered in their house on November 12, 2019.
