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Assam native Ameer ul-Islam was convicted for the rape-murder reported on April 28, 2016.
The accused, Rafeeqa Beevi (52), her son Shafeeq (25) and her friend Al Ameen (28), were arrested by the Vizhinjam police on January 15, 2022.
Efforts are underway to secure the release of the death row prisoner with blood money.
Nimisha Priya's release is only possible through negotiations with the family and the tribe of the slain, said the human rights activist.
He was awarded the capital punishement in 2018 for murder, after the victim's family refused to grant amnesty.
Babu sentenced to life in two of the three murders.
Besides the death sentence, the court directed that the first eight accused, who took part directly in the murder act, should undergo rigorous imprisonment for life.
The death sentence was pronounced in October after the Navy personnel were detained in August 2022. The charges against them are not known, but reports hinted they have been held for espionage.
The eight former personnel of the Indian Navy, arrested in an alleged case of espionage, were given the death sentence by Qatar's Court of First Instance in October.
Eight former Indian Navy personnel were handed death penalty in Qatar by a local court on October 26.
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