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A court in India has sentenced a businessman to life in prison after he rammed his SUV into a security guard because he felt he was too slow opening a gate.A court in India has sentenced a businessman to life in prison after he rammed his SUV into a security guard because he felt he was too slow opening a gate.
Muhammad Nisham, 39, was convicted of murder on Wednesday over the incident in which the guard was pinned against a wall by the Hummer at an apartment complex in the southern state of Kerala. Muhammad Nisham, 39, was convicted of murder over the incident in which the guard was pinned against a wall by the Hummer at an apartment complex in the southern state of Kerala.
“The court awarded [a] life sentence for the murder and 24 years in jail for other offences,” the public prosecutor involved in the case, CP Udayabhanu, told AFP. “He is a repeat offender and we are satisfied with the judgement.”“The court awarded [a] life sentence for the murder and 24 years in jail for other offences,” the public prosecutor involved in the case, CP Udayabhanu, told AFP. “He is a repeat offender and we are satisfied with the judgement.”
Nisham was also fined eight million rupees (£83,000), half of which he must donate to the victim’s family. Nisham was also fined 8m rupees (£83,000), half of which he must donate to the victim’s family.
The guard, named as Chandarabose, 50, was left with multiple injuries in the assault in January last year and died after suffering a cardiac arrest in hospital. Prosecutors told the court that Nisham pursued the guard into the complex in his Hummer and squeezed him against a wall before getting out and beating him with an iron rod.The guard, named as Chandarabose, 50, was left with multiple injuries in the assault in January last year and died after suffering a cardiac arrest in hospital. Prosecutors told the court that Nisham pursued the guard into the complex in his Hummer and squeezed him against a wall before getting out and beating him with an iron rod.
Nisham faces a separate criminal case for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive a Ferrari in 2013, footage of which the businessman uploaded to YouTube.Nisham faces a separate criminal case for allowing his nine-year-old son to drive a Ferrari in 2013, footage of which the businessman uploaded to YouTube.
Nisham made his fortune from beedis, the hugely popular hand-rolled Indian cigarettes. He also owns hotel and jewellery businesses in the Middle East.Nisham made his fortune from beedis, the hugely popular hand-rolled Indian cigarettes. He also owns hotel and jewellery businesses in the Middle East.