Venkatesh had stabbed Sunita 15 times in the chest with a screwdriver for refusing his sexual advances

Killer colleague gets life sentence

Venkatesh had stabbed Sunita 15 times in the chest with a screwdriver for refusing his sexual advances

A city civil court yesterday sentenced Venkatesh K (45) to life imprisonment, for killing Sunita (25), by stabbing her 15 times with a screwdriver, for refusing his proposal for sex in August 2006. Venkatesh has been shifted to Parappana Agrahara jail.

Justice delivered: The court declared life imprisonment for Venkatesh without verifying even the witnesses.
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Venkatesh, and Sunita were co-workers in Surya Bakery in Sampangiram Nagar. Sunita was unmarried and was the cashier.

Venkatesh, who is married and has four children, started to like her and would often take her to restaurants and parks. While Sunita liked him as a colleague, Venkatesh believed that she was in love with him. So, he offered her come live in a separate house.

After a few days, he started making sexual advances toward her, but she always refused him. Later, when Venkatesh found out that she had frequent visitors to the house, he got angry, and warned her against receiving anyone.

But Sunita was adamant, and told him to keep away from her, and stopped talking to him. Venkatesh then decided to kill her. One day, he followed Sunita when she was on her way to work, and stabbed her repeatedly in the chest, killing her on the spot.

Venkatesh fled the spot, and into hiding, but not for long. After the police detained some of his family members, he surrendered. After an investigation, it was proven that he was guilty.

Sampangiram Nagar Police Inspector L Ramesh said, "He killed her brutally in a public place. The court has given a good judgment."

Venkatesh, the accused said, "The court declared life imprisonment without verifying the witnesses."

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