Coimbatore murder case: Supreme Court confirms death sentence for accused

Coimbatore: On Thursday, the court concluded that the convict, in the rape and double murder case Manoharan, showed no remorse for the heinous crime and found it a case of the "rarest of rare category" deserving the death penalty.

Justice Sanjeev Khanna, while confirming the guilt of Manoharan, disagreed with the majority decision and awarded him life sentence.

Justice Nariman, writing for the majority, said , "crime committed was cold blooded and involves the rape of a minor girl and murder of two children in the most heinous fashion possible. Consequently we confirm the death sentence and dismiss the appeals," Justice Nariman wrote for himself and Justice Gupta.