Keenan-Reuben Murder Case: Bombay HC Upholds Prime Accused's Conviction, Reduces Life Term To 20 Years; Two Acquitted
Mumbai: Observing that the 2011 killings of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes were “premeditated murders of two young persons”, the Bombay High Court has upheld the murder conviction of prime accused Jitendra Fakirchand Rana, who attacked Keenan in a “most gruesome manner”, but reduced his sentence from imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life to 20 years without statutory remission.…
Bombay High Court maintains conviction of prime accused in Keenan-Reuben murder case, reduces life term to 20 years; two others acquitted
The Bombay High Court has upheld the conviction of prime accused Jitendra Fakirchand Rana in the 2011 murders of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes, but reduced his sentence from life imprisonment to 20 years without statutory remission. The court acquitted two co-accused, Sunil Omprakash Both (alias Chota) and Deepak Ishwar Piwal, due to inconsistent eyewitness accounts.
The judges found that the prosecution had proved Rana's involvement in the brutal attack on Keenan, but lacked proof that Both and Piwal shared a common intention to murder Santos and Reuben Fernandes, Fernandes' brother.
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