While sentencing Kapoor, Shukla, Malik and Kumar to double life imprisonment, the trial court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.25 lakh on each of them. It had imposed a fine of Rs 7.25 lakh on Sethi.Out of the four convicts, Kapoor, Shukla and Malik were also convicted for killing IT professional Jigisha Ghosh.According to the prosecution, the trio later confessed to police they were also behind Vishwanathan’s murder, and the weapon used for killing her was recovered from their possession.Delhi Police had said the motive behind Vishwanathan’s killing was robbery. The trial court had awarded the death penalty to Kapoor and Shukla and sentenced Malik to life imprisonment in the 2009 Jigisha Ghosh murder case.However, the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment by the high court. The high court upheld Malik’s life sentence.According to the prosecution, Kapoor shot Vishwanathan with a country-made pistol while chasing her car to rob her.Shukla, Kumar and Malik were also with Kapoor. Police recovered the car used in the murder from Sethi.
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