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Why Pallavi Purkayasta's killer was not given death: Court explains
Fp Archives •Sessions court judge Vrushali Joshi who presided over the case said in her judgment, that mitigating circumstances do not allow pardoning the convict Sajjad Pathan, but it reduces the quantum of punishment.
Pallavi Purkayastha murder case: Security guard Sajjad Mughal gets life imprisonment
Fp Staff •Watchman Sajjad Mughal was convicted last week for the attempted rape and murder of the 25-year-old Pallavi Purkayasta in her Mumbai flat.
Sentencing in Pallavi Purkayastha murder case to take place today
Fp Staff •The sentencing of the main accused, 22-year-old Sajjad Ahmed Moghul, in the Pallavi Purkayastha murder case will take place on Thursday.
Pallavi Purkayasta murder: 10 facts about the crime that stunned Mumbai
Fp Staff •Pallavi Purkayastha was killed by a security guard in her Wadala apartment building on August 9, 2012.
Pallavi Purkayasta murder: Family demands death for guilty security guard
Fp Staff •She was killed on August 9, 2012.
Pallavi Purkayastha murder case: Court rejects attempt to rape charges
Fp Archives •The Mumbai police was left red-faced after the sessions court refused to charge the alleged murderer of city-based lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha with attempting to rape her, though it charged the accused with molestation.
Pallavi Purkayastha: A murder avoidable, but very possible
Fp Archives •The police have reacted by declaring that they will visit housing societies to verify the credentials of security guards and domestic help. The agency that employed Mughal has been blamed for being careless—in its records.
Why Pallavi's murder was an entirely preventable tragedy
Fp Archives •The gruesome murder of Pallavi Purkayastha in a Mumbai high-rise is the result of poor investment in security. High-rise security needs a better approach
Pallavi Purkayastha a victim of 'heinous perversion': Police
Fp Staff •Joint commissioner of Mumbai police (crime) Himanshu Roy told media that Pallavi Purkayastha who was found dead in her flat yesterday, was murdered by her building watchman in a premeditated 'act of perversion'.
Guard kills 25-year-old Mumbai lawyer as revenge for rebuke
Fp Archives •The watchman of an apartment block in central Mumbai has confessed to murdering 25-year-old lawyer Pallavi Purkayastha by slitting her throat because she had rebuked him.