HC confirms death for man who killed mother, ‘cooked’ organs

HC confirms death for man who killed mother, ‘cooked’ organs

 Swati.Deshpande@timesofindia.com

02.10.2024 

Mumbai : Bombay HC on Tuesday confirmed the death penalty for a man who was convicted in 2021 of killing his 60-year-old mother on Aug 28, 2017, in Kolhapur, holding that the “grotesque” murder was premeditated. “Apart from the extreme brutality, cruelty and barbarism with which the convict had murdered his mother in a cold-blooded manner, one cannot turn a Nelson’s eye to the fact that his conduct was akin to cannibalism and, therefore, he could be a potential threat and danger to the inmates in the jail, in case a sentence of life imprisonment is awarded,” said a division bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Prithviraj Chavan. 

The convict, Sunil Rama Kuchkoravi, was 35 when he stabbed his mother with knives and a ‘sattur’, cutting her neck and other parts, said HC. “It was... grotesque murder of a hapless, helpless and fragile old mother by her son,” it said. “It was indeed a cold-blooded and preplanned murder. The convict used to pick quarrels with his mother over his demand of money for liquor.” 

The judgment observed, “The convict had almost eviscerated the inner parts of the body of the deceased and was about to proceed further to place some of the parts in the kitchen on a stove with chilli powder and salt. It can be easily inferred from all the circumstances as to what might have been cooking in his mind.” His social integration is unquestionably foreclosed, HC said, while upholding the death sentence.The trial court had held that the prosecution examined 12 witnesses and produced proof to nail the convict in the case based on circumstantial evidence. The sessions court also held it to be the “rarest of rare cases”, a prerequisite to hand out a death sentence.