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PRJ-LIVE-KL-2011-SOUMYASexual AssaultCLOSED CONVICTED✓ Conviction

Location: Thrissur, Kerala

Incident: 2011-02-01

IPC Sections: 302, 376, 394, 397

Victims: 1

Data confidence:97%

Progress

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Timeline · 4 events

  1. FIR FILEDMilestone97%

    Soumya (23) attacked, robbed, and thrown from Shoranur–Ernakulam passenger train. Found critically injured near Vallathol Nagar; died in hospital. Govindachamy arrested.

    HINDU2/2/2011
  2. VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone98%

    Sessions Court convicts Govindachamy of rape, robbery, and culpable homicide amounting to murder. Sentenced to death.

    Court: Sessions Court, Thrissur

    IK
  3. APPEAL FILEDMilestone96%

    Kerala HC upholds conviction but modifies charge from murder to culpable homicide. SC later restores death sentence.

    Court: Kerala High Court

    LL
  4. VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone97%

    Supreme Court commutes death sentence to life imprisonment citing "doctrine of rarest of rare" not met; upholds conviction for culpable homicide and rape.

    Court: Supreme Court of India

    IK

Key Milestones

  • ◆2011-02-02FIR FILED
  • ◆2011-03-02VERDICT PRONOUNCED
  • ◆2013-03-01APPEAL FILED
  • ◆2016-06-15VERDICT PRONOUNCED
Privacy notice: Victim identities are protected via cryptographic pseudonymisation. Accused names may be partially redacted pending conviction. All data sourced from public records.