Madhu lynching case appeal: Special public prosecutors appointed by Kerala government
The Hindu
Kerala government appoints K.P. Satheesan and Adv. P.V. Jeevesh as special public prosecutors to argue appeal in Attappady Madhu lynching case. 13 accused awarded 7 yrs RI & 1 accused 3 months RI by Mannarkkad Additional Sessions Court. Madhu, a 30-yr-old tribal youth, died after attack by gang alleging theft in 2018.
The Kerala government has appointed K.P. Satheesan, senior High Court lawyer, and Adv. P.V. Jeevesh as special public prosecutor and additional special public prosecutor respectively to argue an appeal filed by the State seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to 14 accused persons convicted in the Attappady Madhu lynching case.
As many as 13 accused were awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment and one accused three months imprisonment by the Mannarkkad Additional Sessions Court in the case.
Madhu, a 30-year-old tribal youth from Chindakki in Attappady died after he was attacked by a gang alleging theft in 2018.
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