Overview

• The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VII sentenced Rajendran to death for the 2022 murder of nursery employee Vineetha in Ambalamukku.
• The court deemed the case as 'rarest of rare,' citing Rajendran's lack of remorse and irreformability as key factors in the decision.
• Investigations revealed Rajendran's motive was to steal Vineetha's gold chain to fund his online stock trading activities.
• Forensic evidence, including DNA matches and recovery of the murder weapon, was crucial in securing the conviction in the absence of direct eyewitnesses.
• Rajendran is also linked to a 2014 triple homicide in Tamil Nadu, further underscoring a pattern of violent, gold-motivated crimes.