Overview
- The Thaliparamba Additional Sessions Court also imposed a Rs 1 lakh fine and directed it be paid to her husband, Pranav.
- Co-accused Nidhin P. was acquitted after the court found conspiracy or abetment was not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
- The child, Viyan, was killed on February 17, 2020 near the Thayyil seawall in Kannur, and his body was recovered from rocks along the shore.
- Prosecutors presented scientific and circumstantial evidence, including saltwater traces on Saranya’s clothes and post-mortem findings, and investigators reported a later confession.
- The court reviewed probation and jail reports on her background and flagged investigative lapses, with the judge criticizing elements of the probe as moral policing.