Husband sentenced to triple life term for murder of woman civil police officer in Kannur

The Thalassery district sessions court has sentenced a man to three life terms for the murder of his wife, a civil police officer, at her residence in November 2024.

Thalassery district sessions judge K.T. Nisar Ahammed awarded the punishment to K. Rajesh, a native of Kozhummal Kottur Peralam, for killing his wife P. Divyashree of Kovval Paliyeri. Legal experts noted that awarding three life sentences in a single case is rare.