The brutal killing of a doctor and overturning of trial court ruling

S.D. Subbiah was working as the head neurosurgeon at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital, Chennai.

- GNS News Agency

After retirement in May 2013, he worked at Billroth Hospital, R.A. Puram, and other hospitals. At 5 p.m. on September 14, 2013, Dr. Subbiah walked towards his car after work at Billroth Hospital. When he approached his car parked in front of a house (No. 59/30, First Main Road, R.A.Puram), a three-member gang emerged and two of them attacked him with knives on the head, neck, shoulder and forehand. Dr. Subbiah was rushed to Billroth Hospital. On a complaint from his relative, the Abhiramapuram police (E-4) registered a case of attempt to murder (Crime No. 1352/2013). He was shifted for further treatment to Billroth Hospital, Shenoy Nagar, where he died on September 23. Thereafter, the case was booked Under Section 302 (punishment for murder) of the Indian Penal Code.CCTV footageThe attack was captured on a CCTV camera, the trial court judge pointed out in his judgment. The accused were easily identified from the CCTV footage. The investigation officer traced the call records of the mobile phones used by the suspects. He filed the final report on May 6, 2015, before the XXIII Metropolitan Magistrate for the offences punishable under Sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 109 (abetment), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 302 (murder), read with Section 34 (criminal act committed by several persons in furtherance of a common intention), of the Indian Penal Code. The accused were P. Ponnusamy, 55, of Kanniyakumari; his wife