The Poonamallee Special Court for Bomb Blast cases on Thursday has awarded life sentence to three persons who murdered a man using explosives in a cinematic fashion over a failed love affair in 2005.
The incident happened in Naraikinaru area of Namakkal district.
The main accused Anbalagan was in love with Revathi, daughter of Palanimuthu.
However, she was not willing to marry him as he was involved in a rape case.
Palanimuthu then decided to get Revathi married to his sister’s son Sellakutty alias Palanisamy.
Anbalagan along with his brother Sakthivel and friend Suresh planned to murder Sellakutty.
On August 04, 2005, the three trespassed into Sellakutti’s farm in Naraikinaru village and fixed an electric detonator with gelatin sticks and connected it to the motor switch, so that the explosion is triggered when the motor is switched on.
The next morning Sellakutti switched on the motor and died due to injuries caused due to the explosion. The three were arrested and charge sheet was filed.
Judge P. Murugan, convicted the three accused - Anbalagan, Sakthivel, Suresh under sections120 (B) IPC (Criminal Conspiracy to commit an offence), 447 IPC (Criminal Trespass), section 3 of Explosive Substances Act 1908 (causing explosion likely to endanger life) read with section 120 (B) of IPC and 302 IPC (Murder).
Out of the Rs.91, 500 fine collected from convicts, Rs. 90,000 should be given to deceased Sellakutti’s mother Papathiammal, said the directive.
