THALAPPUZHA: The court has awarded the death penalty to the man accused of murdering four people in Kodagu district. The sentence was handed down to Gireesh (38), a resident of Athimala Colony in Thalappuzha, Wayanad. The ruling was issued by Virajpet District Sessions Court Judge S. Nataraj. The case was fast-tracked, and the verdict came just eight and a half months after the killings. Public Prosecutor Yaseen Ahmed represented the prosecution.

The accused had murdered his wife Nagi, her five-year-old daughter Kaveri from her previous relationship, and Nagi’s grandparents Kari and Gauri. Gireesh, who was Nagi’s second husband, had been living with the family for a year.

The family lived in a tribal colony in Begur Balankad village, Ponnampet taluk, Kodagu. The murders came to light onl

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