Jayanandan found guilty of killing housewife

KOCHI: The CBI Special Court, Ernakulam, on Friday found Jayanandan, accused in seven murder cases, guilty of murdering a housewife at Puthenvelikkara. The sentence will be pronounced on Monday.The case is that Jayanandan alias Jayan of Mala murdered  Devaki, 51, and attacked her husband Ramakrishnan. The incident took place on October 2, 2006. After committing the murder, the suspect sprayed kerosene at the place of crime and left after letting the cooking gas on. The prosecution argued that maximum punishment should be given to the accused.However, Jayanandan requested the court to be lenient. According to the prosecution, Jayanandan is an accused in seven murder cases.