The Bombay High Court on Tuesday (Oct 1) confirmed the death penalty imposed by a Kolhapur court on a man for killing his mother in 2017 and allegedly eating some of the body parts, noting this was a case of cannibalism. The bench said this was a case of cannibalism and it falls under the rarest of rare category. “The case falls under the rarest of rare category. The convict not only murdered his mother but he also removed her body parts – brain, heart, liver, kidney, intestine and was cooking them on a pan,” the High Court said.
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear the plea of a victim’s father in the Nithari killings case, a significant step in seeking justice for the heinous crimes. The case gained national attention for its brutality. The Court granted permission to review the acquittal of Surendra Koli, acknowledging the petition filed by a victim’s father. The case involved rape, murder, and potential cannibalism, shocking the nation.
