Jisha rape-murder convict Ameerul Islam gets death sentence

Ameerul was drunk and barged into Jisha's house and tried to sexually assault her. As Jisha resisted the assault, he murdered her.

30-year-old Jisha was raped and murder in April 2016. Source: PTI
30-year-old Jisha was raped and murder in April 2016. The accused Ameerul Islam has been given the death sentence by the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court. Source: PTI

Ameerul Islam, the accused in Jisha murder case has been awarded a death sentence Ernakulam chief judicial magistrate court.

Ameerul Islam was found guilty of raping and murdering Jisha, a law student. Kerala's Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court found Ameerul guilty on December 12 and the quantum of punishment was to be announced on December 14. He was convicted of murder, rape, wrongful confinement and house trespassing.

Jisha's mother Rajeshwari who met the reporters in court premises told that she was happy about the verdict. No other girl should have this situation said the weeping mother.

ADGP B Sandhya who headed the Special Investigation Team expressed pride for being part of the investigation team.

"We are happy and proud by the way the investigation was carried out. The accused has been convicted based on scientific evidences gathered during the investigation. This is a proud moment for us", Sandhya said.

Jisha, a 30-year-old law student was found murdered in her own house in April 2016 in Perumbavoor, Kerala. Ameerul Islam, a migrant worker from Assam was arrested. Ameerul was drunk and into Jisha's house and tried to sexually assault her. As Jisha resisted the assault, he murdered her.

Jisha's mother discovered the body in a dilapidated state.

The incident which was initially reported as a normal murder came to spotlight after the post-mortem report surfaced a couple of days later. Jisha's classmates who accessed the report revealed that her body was badly mutilated and sexually abused. This triggered a state wide campaign seeking justice for Jisha.

The local police which carried out the investigation came under the scanner for not mentioning the intensity of brutality in FIR or Inquest Report. The police team also showed an unnecessary urgency to cremate her body at police crematorium.

The campaign gained strength through social media and soon became a state wide issue.

Oommen Chandy lead UDF government which was inching closer to an election came under fire. The government formed a Special Investigation Team which initially crawled in the darkness. The investigation team managed to get DNA samples of the accused from Jisha's nail. However they were left clueless about the culprit.

The CPI(M) lead LDF which came to power after the elections, formed a new team for the investigation. On June 14th the new team nabbed Amir Ul Islam who was framed as the lone accused in the murder case.

A wave of women safety movement(s) was on in the country after the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case. Jisha's injuries were much like Nirbhaya's. Jisha's intestines were pulled out, her nose was smashed with a hammer like object.

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