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Prime convict of Safiya murder case sentenced to death 

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Kasargod, July 17: Death sentence has been awarded to K C Hamza, the prime accused in the Safiya murder case that took place in 2006.On Thursday July 16th, district principal sessions court pronounced the quantum of punishment.

K C Hamza (52), resident of Muliyar Mastikunda, his wife Maimoona (48), M Abdulla (48), a resident of Arikkady, Kumble, were found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Safiya in December 2006. The second accused in the case Moidu Haji and fifth accused Adoor police ASI Gopalkrishna were acquitted for lack of evidence.

Hamza has also been awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped with a penalty of Rs 10 lakhs, out of which Rs 8 lakhs would be given to the victim’s parents.

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Maimoona has been sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment in two cases, while Maimoona’s elder brother Abdulla, has been awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment. Both of them have been slapped with a penalty of Rs 5,000. But, Maimoona needs to spend only three out of the six years in jail.

Principal sessions judge Justice M J Shaktidharan pronouncing the judgement said that, a man who had murdered a 14-year-old girl so cruelly was dangerous to society and hence deserved death penalty.

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In December 2006, this murder had taken place. Safiya, from Ayyangeri of Madikeri Taluk, Kodagu district had been hired as a housemaid by Hamza and was working in his flat in Goa. While she was cooking, boiling gruel had fallen on Safiya, causing her severe burn injuries, but instead of taking her to hospital, Hamza kept her at home, fearing that he would be caught on charges of child labour. To cover up, Hamza chopped Safiya into three pieces while she was still alive and with the help of his wife Maimoona and Abdulla buried the body parts near a dam where Hamza was a contractor.

Although Safiya’s disappearance was evident in December 2006 itself, it took two years for the murder to come to light, after initial police investigations failed to bring out the truth. Also Adoor ASI Gopalkrishna was suspended on charges of bribery and helping the accused in forging the entry register at the check-post at the border town of Manjeshwaram to depict that Safiya had travelled from Goa with the family in their car, but he was later reinstated due to lack of evidence.

The judgement was declared based on scientific methods and evidences. There were no witnesses to the case.

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