Stalker convicted for murder at railway station in Chennai

CHENNAI: A special court on Friday convicted a 26-year-old man for murdering a 20-year-old woman from Alandur by pushing her in front of a moving train at St Thomas Mount railway station in October 2022.

D Sathish was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998.

Mahila Court Judge Sridevi said the sentence would be announced on December 30. The case was investigated by the CB-CID, on the orders of then DGP Sylendra Babu. According to the police, Sathish and S Satya, both resided at the police quarters in Alandur, as Sathish’s father was a retired policeman and Satya’s mother was a constable.