Kerala actress assault case: Convicts plead for leniency ahead of court’s sentencing

KOCHI: In a tense and emotionally charged courtroom in Kochi, the six convicts in the 2017 actress assault case made last-minute pleas for leniency on Friday, just hours before the trial court is set to pronounce their sentence.

The convicts were brought to court around 11:30 a.m., each presenting personal circumstances in an attempt to win the court’s sympathy.

First accused Pulsar Suni, identified by the court as the central figure behind the attack, told Judge Honey M. Varghese that only his mother is at home and that he alone is responsible for her care.

Suni, however, remained expressionless as he addressed the court.

The second accused, Martin, broke down in tears, repeatedly insisting that he was innocent. “I have not committed any crime. I have been in jail for a mistake I never made. Please give me a lighter sentence,” he pleaded, recalling that he was the first to be arrested in the case.