Supreme Court sentences 9 for life in 2013 Tamil Nadu doctor’s murder case
The Supreme Court of India sentenced nine individuals to life imprisonment for the 2013 murder of Dr. Subbiah in Tamil Nadu, reversing a previous acquittal. The court ordered seven of the convicts to surrender within two weeks while suspending the sentence for two elderly defendants pending a pardon plea. The case involved a conspiracy to murder the doctor for property motives, with one conspirator turning approver and revealing the details of the plot.
- ▪The Supreme Court overturned a 2024 acquittal by the Madras High Court.
- ▪Seven of the nine convicts must surrender in two weeks.
- ▪The elderly couple involved in the case had sought to secure the doctor's property for their children.
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Supreme Court sentences 9 for life in 2013 Tamil Nadu doctor’s murder caseThe Supreme Court sentenced nine individuals to life imprisonment for the 2013 murder of Dr. Subbiah in Tamil Nadu, overturning a prior acquittal.Updated on: May 20, 2026 8:50 AM ISTBy Abraham ThomasShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced nine persons to life imprisonment in a 2013 murder case of a doctor in Tamil Nadu, reversing the Madras high court’s 2024 order that had acquitted them due to a lack of evidence.While directing seven of the convicts to surrender in two weeks, the court suspended the sentence for two elderly people, one of whom is a woman, until their plea for pardon is decided by the state executive.
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