Mavelikkara: A woman, who killed her lover by offering cyanide-laced soft drink, was awarded life term and a penalty of Rs 2 lakh.
Mavelikkara Additional Sessions Court Judge Muhammad Wasim sentenced Mishya (43) of Raj Nivas in Krishnapuram on charges of killing Sanalkumar of Chalil Veedu in Neendakara, Kollam.
The order wants the penalty of Rs 2 lakh be handed over to Sanalkumar’s wife Swapna. If Mishya fails to remit the fine, she would have to spend two more years in jail, it added.
The incident related to the case occurred on May 3, 2010. Sanalkumar had maintained a relationship with Mishya. Against her wish, Sanalkumar married Swapna, a native of Nilambur, in 2009 and settled in Goa.
On knowing that Sanalkumar has returned to his native place, Mishya invited him to her home and offered soft drink laced with cyanide. Sanalkumar drank and it later died inside the house.
Since the case lacked witnesses, the court found her guilty on the basis of circumstantial evidences. The food samples collected from the kitchen tested positive for hydrocyanic acid. The Kayamkulam police recovered Sanlkumar’s wrist watch and phone from the house while his two-wheeler and footwear were found in the porch.
Public prosecutor Adv Sam Varghese represented the prosecution.