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'''Kerala snakebite culpable homicide''' was a case in which the victim, Uthra, a twenty-five-year-old woman, was killed by a [[snakebite]] inflicted while she was asleep on 7 May 2020. She was in her parents' home in [[Anchal]], located in the [[South India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. |
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'''Kerala snakebite culpable homicide''' was a case in which the victim, Uthra, a twenty-five-year-old woman, was killed by a [[snakebite]] inflicted while she was asleep on 7 May 2020. She was in her parents' home in [[Anchal]], located in the [[South India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. |
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Her husband, Sooraj [[S. Kumar]], a twenty-seven-year-old bank employee,[{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-snake-bite-murder-case-two-more-arrested-police-interrogates-victims-mother-in-law/articleshow/76159248.cms|title=Kerala snake-bite murder case: Two more arrested, police interrogates victim's mother-in-law|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=26 September 2020|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053525/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-snake-bite-murder-case-two-more-arrested-police-interrogates-victims-mother-in-law/articleshow/76159248.cms|url-status=live}}] was arrested. Later, he confessed to the public media that he purchased a [[cobra]], and introduced the snake into their bedroom, with the intention of killing his wife.[{{cite news |title=Kerala snakebite murder: Accused Sooraj publicly confesses to killing wife Uthra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jul/14/kerala-snakebite-murder-accused-sooraj-publicly-confesses-to-killing-wife-uthra--2169587.html |publisher=newindianexpress.com/ |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053448/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jul/14/kerala-snakebite-murder-accused-sooraj-publicly-confesses-to-killing-wife-uthra--2169587.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Sooraj confesses to killing Uthra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sooraj-confesses-to-killing-uthra/article32084091.ece |publisher=thehindu.com |date=14 Jul 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053526/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sooraj-confesses-to-killing-uthra/article32084091.ece |url-status=live }}][{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3152115/death-snakebite-new-murder-weapon-choice-india|title=Death by snakebite: new murder weapon of choice in India|date=13 October 2021 |publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=13 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013081222/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3152115/death-snakebite-new-murder-weapon-choice-india|url-status=live}}] |
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Her husband, Sooraj S. Kumar, a twenty-seven-year-old bank employee,[{{Cite web|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-snake-bite-murder-case-two-more-arrested-police-interrogates-victims-mother-in-law/articleshow/76159248.cms|title=Kerala snake-bite murder case: Two more arrested, police interrogates victim's mother-in-law|website=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=26 September 2020|archive-date=19 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053525/https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/kerala-snake-bite-murder-case-two-more-arrested-police-interrogates-victims-mother-in-law/articleshow/76159248.cms|url-status=live}}] was arrested. Later, he confessed to the public media that he purchased a [[cobra]], and introduced the snake into their bedroom, with the intention of killing his wife.[{{cite news |title=Kerala snakebite murder: Accused Sooraj publicly confesses to killing wife Uthra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jul/14/kerala-snakebite-murder-accused-sooraj-publicly-confesses-to-killing-wife-uthra--2169587.html |publisher=newindianexpress.com/ |date=14 July 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053448/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/jul/14/kerala-snakebite-murder-accused-sooraj-publicly-confesses-to-killing-wife-uthra--2169587.html |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |title=Sooraj confesses to killing Uthra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sooraj-confesses-to-killing-uthra/article32084091.ece |publisher=thehindu.com |date=14 Jul 2020 |access-date=20 September 2020 |archive-date=19 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119053526/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sooraj-confesses-to-killing-uthra/article32084091.ece |url-status=live }}][{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3152115/death-snakebite-new-murder-weapon-choice-india|title=Death by snakebite: new murder weapon of choice in India|date=13 October 2021 |publisher=South China Morning Post|access-date=13 October 2021|archive-date=13 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013081222/https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3152115/death-snakebite-new-murder-weapon-choice-india|url-status=live}}] |
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[[Kerala Police]] produced strong scientific evidence that supported a charge of murder.[{{cite news |title=Uthra murder case: Strong scientific evidence goes against 'greedy' Sooraj |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/12/uthra-murder-case-strong-scientific-evidence-goes-against-greedy-sooraj-2370522.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012041708/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/12/uthra-murder-case-strong-scientific-evidence-goes-against-greedy-sooraj-2370522.html |url-status=live }}] In Kollam sessions court, on 13 October 2021, Sooraj S. Kumar was found guilty of killing his wife by forcing a live cobra to bite her. Judge M. Manoj sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment plus double [[life imprisonment]] and a monetary penalty of 5 [[lakh]] ({{Lakh|5}}) [[Indian rupee|rupees]].[{{cite news |title=Uthra murder case: Sooraj awarded double life sentence for killing wife using cobra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/13/uthra-murder-case-sooraj-awarded-double-life-sentence-for-killing-wife-using-cobra-2371170.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=13 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013073641/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/13/uthra-murder-case-sooraj-awarded-double-life-sentence-for-killing-wife-using-cobra-2371170.html |url-status=live }}] |
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[[Kerala Police]] produced strong scientific evidence that supported a charge of murder.[{{cite news |title=Uthra murder case: Strong scientific evidence goes against 'greedy' Sooraj |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/12/uthra-murder-case-strong-scientific-evidence-goes-against-greedy-sooraj-2370522.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=12 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211012041708/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/12/uthra-murder-case-strong-scientific-evidence-goes-against-greedy-sooraj-2370522.html |url-status=live }}] In Kollam sessions court, on 13 October 2021, Sooraj S. Kumar was found guilty of killing his wife by forcing a live cobra to bite her. Judge M. Manoj sentenced him to 17 years imprisonment plus double [[life imprisonment]] and a monetary penalty of 5 [[lakh]] ({{Lakh|5}}) [[Indian rupee|rupees]].[{{cite news |title=Uthra murder case: Sooraj awarded double life sentence for killing wife using cobra |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/13/uthra-murder-case-sooraj-awarded-double-life-sentence-for-killing-wife-using-cobra-2371170.html |work=The New Indian Express |access-date=13 October 2021 |archive-date=13 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013073641/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/oct/13/uthra-murder-case-sooraj-awarded-double-life-sentence-for-killing-wife-using-cobra-2371170.html |url-status=live }}] |
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