Observing it as the rarest of rare case, the court has conferred capital punishment on the convicts and the verdict has also marked a rarest of rare event of a mass execution.
A case has been booked against Dominic Martin under sections 302 - murder and 307 - attempt to murder of the IPC as well as under the provisions of the Explosives Act and under stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The history of the Nipah outbreaks in Kerala tells us that each episode of the outbreaks hasn't lasted longer as they were contained and declared over in the same year they emerged.
After learning about his demise, several national and regional leaders have paid tribute to the deceased leader and expressed condolences to the bereaving family.