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Also Rapists of 9 year old girl. Truly disgusting.
They don't forget. And they will play the race card even if the incident was 20 years ago.
OMG, 20 years ago, all societies were so politically incorrect. There were all kinds of discrimination: race, sex, religious, class, looks, physical attributes, academic etc.
Quote: "She also spoke about her experience working for an American financial news agency that provided currency updates to a local television channel, and said of the channel: "They told my bosses they didn't want me doing TV updates for them.""
Maybe she wasn't chio enough?
Quote: "She later "confronted the man who (now) runs the newsroom of that same TV channel, who ironically happens to be Indian Singaporean" on the topic of Indian and Malay presenters. According to her, the man replied that viewers "didn't like watching darker-skinned presenters"."
Maybe she did not submit to the casting couch test?
Hariz Baharudin
Aug 11, 2021
SINGAPORE - National broadcaster Mediacorp on Wednesday (Aug 11) said it was committed to equal opportunities and diversity in hiring, following allegations that one of its editors had said "viewers did not like watching darker-skinned presenters".
In a radio programme aired on the BBC World Service over the weekend, former BBC journalist Sharanjit Leyl said in a segment on racial harmony in Singapore that she had struggled to get hired at a local news broadcaster some 20 years ago.
"Had I been born Chinese, my life would have been a lot easier. It started with applying for jobs when I returned from North America in the 1990s, armed with a master's degree and broadcast journalism experience in Canada. I struggled to get my foot in the door at the local news broadcaster," Ms Sharanjit said on the show.
Mediacorp said in a statement that it is unable to comment on what had transpired then without specific details from her, but stressed that it is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. This includes its on-air and on-camera talents, as well as behind-the-scenes crew and corporate employees.
"Our hiring policies and practices are based on merit, i.e., having the relevant skill sets that the role requires," said thestatement.
Mediacorp added that its dedicated news channel, CNA, has a diverse group of presenters.
Some 30 per cent of CNA news presenters are from minority groups, it said. As for the channel's documentaries, specials and commissioned programmes which feature a presenter over the past two years, 60 per cent were presented by a minority.
Across the entire CNA newsroom, including reporters, producers and editors, 40 per cent are from minority groups, the broadcaster added.
"This is significantly above the national average," it said.
Ms Sharanjit's remarks were part of the BBC's series From Our Own Correspondent, which features insights from around the world.
She also spoke about her experience working for an American financial news agency that provided currency updates to a local television channel, and said of the channel: "They told my bosses they didn't want me doing TV updates for them."
She later "confronted the man who (now) runs the newsroom of that same TV channel, who ironically happens to be Indian Singaporean" on the topic of Indian and Malay presenters. According to her, the man replied that viewers "didn't like watching darker-skinned presenters".
Mediacorp said these comments appear to point to the company and its Editor-in-Chief Walter Fernandez.
"We would like to clarify that Mr Fernandez did not make such a statement," said Mediacorp.
On the alleged confrontation, Mr Fernandez said it was actually a conversation during a media dinner in November 2018, when he and Ms Sharanjit were seated at the same table.
"To my recollection, I did not reference race or skin colour at all in our conversation," he said.
"What I did speak about was the number of Singaporeans with relevant skill sets who apply to be presenters, the rigorous selection process which includes written and on-camera tests as well as interviews with several senior editors. I also made the point that I was not part of the interview panel," he added.
OMG, 20 years ago, all societies were so politically incorrect. There were all kinds of discrimination: race, sex, religious, class, looks, physical attributes, academic etc.
Quote: "She also spoke about her experience working for an American financial news agency that provided currency updates to a local television channel, and said of the channel: "They told my bosses they didn't want me doing TV updates for them.""
Maybe she wasn't chio enough?
Quote: "She later "confronted the man who (now) runs the newsroom of that same TV channel, who ironically happens to be Indian Singaporean" on the topic of Indian and Malay presenters. According to her, the man replied that viewers "didn't like watching darker-skinned presenters"."
Maybe she did not submit to the casting couch test?
Mediacorp responds to ex-BBC journalist's allegations of bias, says it hires based on merit
Hariz Baharudin
Aug 11, 2021
SINGAPORE - National broadcaster Mediacorp on Wednesday (Aug 11) said it was committed to equal opportunities and diversity in hiring, following allegations that one of its editors had said "viewers did not like watching darker-skinned presenters".
In a radio programme aired on the BBC World Service over the weekend, former BBC journalist Sharanjit Leyl said in a segment on racial harmony in Singapore that she had struggled to get hired at a local news broadcaster some 20 years ago.
"Had I been born Chinese, my life would have been a lot easier. It started with applying for jobs when I returned from North America in the 1990s, armed with a master's degree and broadcast journalism experience in Canada. I struggled to get my foot in the door at the local news broadcaster," Ms Sharanjit said on the show.
Mediacorp said in a statement that it is unable to comment on what had transpired then without specific details from her, but stressed that it is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. This includes its on-air and on-camera talents, as well as behind-the-scenes crew and corporate employees.
"Our hiring policies and practices are based on merit, i.e., having the relevant skill sets that the role requires," said thestatement.
Mediacorp added that its dedicated news channel, CNA, has a diverse group of presenters.
Some 30 per cent of CNA news presenters are from minority groups, it said. As for the channel's documentaries, specials and commissioned programmes which feature a presenter over the past two years, 60 per cent were presented by a minority.
Across the entire CNA newsroom, including reporters, producers and editors, 40 per cent are from minority groups, the broadcaster added.
"This is significantly above the national average," it said.
Ms Sharanjit's remarks were part of the BBC's series From Our Own Correspondent, which features insights from around the world.
She also spoke about her experience working for an American financial news agency that provided currency updates to a local television channel, and said of the channel: "They told my bosses they didn't want me doing TV updates for them."
She later "confronted the man who (now) runs the newsroom of that same TV channel, who ironically happens to be Indian Singaporean" on the topic of Indian and Malay presenters. According to her, the man replied that viewers "didn't like watching darker-skinned presenters".
Mediacorp said these comments appear to point to the company and its Editor-in-Chief Walter Fernandez.
"We would like to clarify that Mr Fernandez did not make such a statement," said Mediacorp.
On the alleged confrontation, Mr Fernandez said it was actually a conversation during a media dinner in November 2018, when he and Ms Sharanjit were seated at the same table.
"To my recollection, I did not reference race or skin colour at all in our conversation," he said.
"What I did speak about was the number of Singaporeans with relevant skill sets who apply to be presenters, the rigorous selection process which includes written and on-camera tests as well as interviews with several senior editors. I also made the point that I was not part of the interview panel," he added.
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South Asian Couple Throw Garbage Bags Into Our Canal?!
farhan August 11, 2021
In a video uploaded onto vimeo, a couple of South Asian origin can be seen standing sheepishly along the canal, with the man holding a filled garbage bag. With the woman on the lookout, the man tossed the garbage bag he was holding into the canal.
There was already another garbage bag floating in the canal. This seemed to be their second one.
What were in the garbage bags?! Why couldn’t they throw them into a garbage bin or a rubbish chute? Did they think that this canal is like Ganges river where they throw dead bodies back in India?!
This is what happens when we bring in too many people from one place. They bring in their culture and practices without second thoughts for our local laws. Will they soon start throwing bodies there too?!
The indian named the island and have first right to ammend the laws.
Never ever lease your residential units to new Indians... once rented out to an expatriate Indian family my 4 bedroom unit in dist 10 and after 3 year lease expiry, I had to spend $30k to get rid of curry & Indian smell.
INDIA NATIONAL WANT ONLY 7 DAYS QUARANTINE WHEN VISITING SG
By Hello Its meAugust 14, 2021
An Indian citizen expressed dissatisfaction over his inability to visit Singapore because of Covid-19. He/she intended to continue his/her studies here but discovered that airlines had yet to restore full operations.
The Indian national took to Twitter to tagged the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi stating that to urge the Indian government to take matters with the SG government to save students who want to study here.
In the post it states
“Those vaccinated need utmost 7 days quarantine, others 21 d quarantine”.
What do you think?
His sense of entitlement is baffling. The curry Indian delta variant is causing covid surges globally, he thinks he’s entitled to come here n do shorter quarantine n infect Singaporeans. Brainless.INDIA NATIONAL WANT ONLY 7 DAYS QUARANTINE WHEN VISITING SG
By Hello Its me
August 14, 2021
An Indian citizen expressed dissatisfaction over his inability to visit Singapore because of Covid-19. He/she intended to continue his/her studies here but discovered that airlines had yet to restore full operations.
The Indian national took to Twitter to tagged the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi stating that to urge the Indian government to take matters with the SG government to save students who want to study here.
In the post it states
“Those vaccinated need utmost 7 days quarantine, others 21 d quarantine”.
What do you think?
You GUTLESS SELF ADMIT CANTONESE @Cottonmouth aka @glockman self admitted JEREMY QUEK ASIAN TURTLE SON OF WHORE hiding in rat hole act garang scam my family good name Knnbccb. Go to my facebook to scam my GOOD name to churn evil filthy lies of me a virgin as a fake virgin and dirty toilet bowl cheap cock sucker slut whore mistress and a dirty whore with millions of Indian customers and gula Melaka nipples and insult me pig and to harass me with porn photos AND TO ISSUE VIOLENT THREATS to win ok you dirty coward criminal?
Disregard for the laws of Singapore
An angry netizen G Lim uploaded and shared on social media platform about the action of the inconsiderate man in the video who refuses to wear his mask properly. According to Lim, he has numerous times told the man to wear his mask properly but apparently he does not bother.
Video can be found below.
Man Keeps On Not Wearing Mask Despite Numerous Attempts of Telling By Netizen
17 Aug 2021
An angry netizen G Lim uploaded and shared on social media platform about the action of the inconsiderate man in the video who refuses to wear his mask properly. According to Lim, he has numerous times told the man to wear his mask properly but apparently he does not bother.
Video can be found below.
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Entitled.
Disregard for the laws of Singapore.
Lying and cheating.
Bojanki Suresh Naidu (left) and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari were each sentenced to three weeks' jail.
ST PHOTOS: KELVIN CHNG
David Sun
Aug 17, 2021
SINGAPORE - A desire to chat and share snacks while serving stay-home notice (SHN) in a hotel here has earned two travellers a stay behind bars.
Bojanki Suresh Naidu, 37, and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari, 48, were each sentenced to three weeks' jail on Tuesday (Aug 17) for breaching their SHNs.
They had each pleaded to a charge of exposing others to the risk of infection while having reason to suspect they may have been carriers of Covid-19.
Another charge for not wearing a mask was taken into consideration for Suresh during sentencing.
The Indian nationals had flown into Singapore on the same flight from India on March 14.
The prosecution said this was at the height of the second wave in India, with the Delta variant causing record-breaking infections and deaths.
Both are Singapore permanent residents, and did not to know each other prior to the flight. But they became acquainted as their rooms were both on the 16th floor of Oasia Hotel Novena.
They exchanged numbers after Suresh, a logistics lead with pharmaceutical company Novartis, dialled the number for Bharati's room. She was unemployed at the time.
They came up with a plan to meet at her room, for Suresh to collect snacks from Bharati and for them to chat.
At about 12.30am on March 20, Suresh left his room without wearing a mask and went to Bharati's room.
She opened the door for him and they were in the room together till about 1am.
When Suresh went back to his room, he found himself locked out, and went back to Bharati's room for another five minutes.
He then used his mobile phone to call the hotel staff, and a security officer let him back into his room at about 1.20am.
The officer asked Suresh how he came to be locked out, and Suresh lied by claiming he had difficulties breathing and had left his room for fresh air.
When the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority investigated, the duo lied and attempted to portray their meeting as accidental.
Suresh claimed that he drank two cans of beer and felt suffocated, leaving to get fresh air. He said he had knocked on Bharati's door for help.
Bharati lied that she heard a knock and found Suresh outside her door, claiming that he said he was feeling suffocated and needed help.
But their story fell apart because of security camera footage of the hotel's corridor which showed that they had both opened their doors at the same time at 12.30am, as prearranged.
On Tuesday, both pleaded for leniency from the court.
Bharati said she has been living in Singapore for 11 years, and that she has embarrassed her family.
Suresh said he has been living in Singapore for more than a decade, and had been a volunteer at a community club for seven years.
He added that he was not in a relationship with Bharati, and that she had only wanted to help him by giving him food.
He also said he has a wife and two kids here to support.
District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt allowed both of them to defer their sentences so they could settle their personal affairs before going to jail.
Suresh is to surrender himself on Sept 6, and Bharati is to surrender herself on Aug 31.
For breaching their SHNs and exposing others to the risk of infection, they could each have been jailed for up to six months and fined up to $10,000.
Repeat offenders can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to $20,000.
Disregard for the laws of Singapore.
Lying and cheating.
Two travellers given jail sentence after spending time together in hotel room while on SHN
Bojanki Suresh Naidu (left) and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari were each sentenced to three weeks' jail.
ST PHOTOS: KELVIN CHNG
David Sun
Aug 17, 2021
SINGAPORE - A desire to chat and share snacks while serving stay-home notice (SHN) in a hotel here has earned two travellers a stay behind bars.
Bojanki Suresh Naidu, 37, and Bharati Tulshiram Choudhari, 48, were each sentenced to three weeks' jail on Tuesday (Aug 17) for breaching their SHNs.
They had each pleaded to a charge of exposing others to the risk of infection while having reason to suspect they may have been carriers of Covid-19.
Another charge for not wearing a mask was taken into consideration for Suresh during sentencing.
The Indian nationals had flown into Singapore on the same flight from India on March 14.
The prosecution said this was at the height of the second wave in India, with the Delta variant causing record-breaking infections and deaths.
Both are Singapore permanent residents, and did not to know each other prior to the flight. But they became acquainted as their rooms were both on the 16th floor of Oasia Hotel Novena.
They exchanged numbers after Suresh, a logistics lead with pharmaceutical company Novartis, dialled the number for Bharati's room. She was unemployed at the time.
They came up with a plan to meet at her room, for Suresh to collect snacks from Bharati and for them to chat.
At about 12.30am on March 20, Suresh left his room without wearing a mask and went to Bharati's room.
She opened the door for him and they were in the room together till about 1am.
When Suresh went back to his room, he found himself locked out, and went back to Bharati's room for another five minutes.
He then used his mobile phone to call the hotel staff, and a security officer let him back into his room at about 1.20am.
The officer asked Suresh how he came to be locked out, and Suresh lied by claiming he had difficulties breathing and had left his room for fresh air.
When the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority investigated, the duo lied and attempted to portray their meeting as accidental.
Suresh claimed that he drank two cans of beer and felt suffocated, leaving to get fresh air. He said he had knocked on Bharati's door for help.
Bharati lied that she heard a knock and found Suresh outside her door, claiming that he said he was feeling suffocated and needed help.
But their story fell apart because of security camera footage of the hotel's corridor which showed that they had both opened their doors at the same time at 12.30am, as prearranged.
On Tuesday, both pleaded for leniency from the court.
Bharati said she has been living in Singapore for 11 years, and that she has embarrassed her family.
Suresh said he has been living in Singapore for more than a decade, and had been a volunteer at a community club for seven years.
He added that he was not in a relationship with Bharati, and that she had only wanted to help him by giving him food.
He also said he has a wife and two kids here to support.
District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt allowed both of them to defer their sentences so they could settle their personal affairs before going to jail.
Suresh is to surrender himself on Sept 6, and Bharati is to surrender herself on Aug 31.
For breaching their SHNs and exposing others to the risk of infection, they could each have been jailed for up to six months and fined up to $10,000.
Repeat offenders can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to $20,000.
Pakistani police vow to punish 400 men who groped and robbed female TikToker in public on Independence Day
18 Aug, 2021 15:21
Pakistan's government has vowed to punish some 400 men involved in the shocking sexual harassment and robbery of a female TikToker in public on the country’s Independence Day, in an event which has “shamed” every Pakistani.
On Wednesday, spokesman for the Pakistani Government of the Pubjab Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said the authorities were doing everything in their power to bring hundreds of men, who groped, harassed and stole from a single woman, to justice.
“The incident of assault on a woman in Greater Iqbal Park is a shameful act which has brought shame to the society,” Chohan said in a statement.
The incident, which took place on August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day, only came to light after a video went viral on social media.
The video, which has been widely shared, shows the moment a female TikToker was approached in Greater Iqbal Park, Lahore, by a huge group of men. The men can be seen touching her before picking her up and carrying her through the crowd.
An extended video has been shared on Pakistani television while some people on social media have posted additional footage from the evening in an attempt to assist police identify those involved in the shocking harassment.
The lady was apparently making a TikTok video in the park when she was attacked. Reports claimed that the men groped her, tore off her clothes, beat her and threw her in the air. She also had her phone, rings and money stolen.
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s Geo News reported that the police had opened an investigation against some 400 men allegedly involved in the incident. The agency reported that they were yet to identify any perpetrators.
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Saturday’s event in Lahore has provoked widespread condemnation with many claiming the horrific harassment has brought shame on the whole country.
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party, called on the authorities to do their job, adding that “the assault of a young women by a mob at #minarepakistan [Independence Day] should shame every Pakistani. It speaks to a rot in our society.”
Zardari’s colleague, Senator Sherry Rehman concurred, stating all those involved should be put in jail, adding that she was “disgusted” by the misogyny she had seen, presumably online, with some people questioning the girl’s “clothing, life, right to public spaces” following the “heinous” attack.
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan also condemned the events, ironically noting “Damn I’m sorry...I keep forgetting – it was Her fault!! Poor 400 men...they couldn’t help it.” Other celebrities including singer Asim Azhar demanded action from the Prime Minister Imran Khan, saying the government needed to make an example out of the men. “We’re headed somewhere very scary, please stop this Mr. PM,” he added.
Ruling party Senator Faisal Javed Khan responded to the incident and growing calls for action on Twitter stating that the prime minister will not tolerate such “violence and barbaric acts against humanity.”
The video has also been widely shared in India, where sportsman and former Special Forces officer Surendra Poonia was quick to admonish their perennial foe. “Shocking beyond imagination!” wrote Poonia, adding “This is Naya Pakistan..Shameful,” a snide reference to Khan's new vision for the country.
Mother of Chinese girl against her relationship, says: Indian guys rape girls and are dangerous
Many who commented on the woman’s post said that there would always be people who have racist mentalities, but that speaking up about the matter helped to create more awareness.
Photo: YouTube screengrab, for illustrative purposes only
AUTHOR Obbana Rajah
DATE August 24, 2021
Singapore — One Chinese girl in a relationship with an Indian boy wrote about how her parents disapprove and express blatantly racist statements.
In a message to popular Facebook page Wake Up, Singapore, the woman wrote that when her parents found out about her interracial relationship, “their faces immediately changed”.
“my mom proceeds to tell me about how ndian guys r*** girls and they are ‘dangerous’”, she wrote. She added that her mother also pointed out examples of how two of her coworkers were abused by their husbands.
In her message on Monday (Aug 23), the woman added that her father was so angry with her relationship that he hurled insults and vulgarities at her. Her father also told her that she was a disappointment to her family and that “there are plenty of [C]hinese guys that can date”.
“ really don’t see how dating someone of a different race is very embarrassing/shameful for one because interracial relationships are actually normalized now”. The woman wrote that she even told her parents that they should not be racists towards others or make such strong statements when they do not even know her boyfriend.
Her parents however, were of a different school of thought. “my parent[s’] workplace also [has] people of different races and they told me that they remained a distance with them and would only talk to them when they need them”, she wrote. The woman continued: “this is definitely not what want to teach my child in the near future and hope that we will be able to change our mindset as time goes by”.
She wrote: “you have no f*****g idea how much it hurts to be discriminated against just because you have a different skin tone” and called for people to be more open-minded and accepting towards others.
Many who commented on the woman’s post said that there would always be people who have racist mentalities, but that speaking up about the matter helped to create more awareness.
Four charged with rape, murder of nine-year-old girl in India
Activists of the Student Federation of India (SFI) and All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) hold placards during a protest in New Delhi on Aug 4, 2021, against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. (File photo: AFP/Prakash Singh)
29 Aug 2021
NEW DELHI: A priest and three other men have been charged with the gang rape and murder of a low-caste nine-year-old girl, Indian police said, in a case that sparked days of protests in New Delhi.
The girl was allegedly assaulted by the priest, 53, and three workers on Aug 1 after she had gone to a crematorium to fetch water.
The four men, who have been in custody since they were detained in early August, face the death penalty.
The girl's mother earlier told police that the men had called her to the crematorium and claimed that her daughter had been electrocuted.
They told her that if she reported the incident to police, doctors conducting an autopsy would remove her child's organs and sell them.
Her daughter's body was then cremated, before some locals intervened and pulled some charred remains from the pyre.
The 400-page charge sheet from Delhi Police cited "scientific, technical and other evidence" and witness testimony, the government said in a statement late on Saturday (Aug 28).
It added that its push for charges to be laid within 30 days of the alleged incident reflected its "zero tolerance" of crimes against women and girls in the nation of 1.3 billion people.
An average of nearly 90 rapes of girls and women were reported in the country every day in 2019, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau.
But large numbers of sexual assaults are believed to go unreported.
The case also highlighted the treatment of the 200 million-strong Dalit community, the lowest group under the country's caste system.
The community has long faced discrimination and abuse in India. Activists say that attacks against Dalits have increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
India exam cheats caught with Bluetooth flip-flops
Devices hidden in the footwear could receive calls which would be transmitted wirelessly to tiny receivers hidden in the cheats' ears.
PHOTO: AFP
Sep 27, 2021
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Ten people have been arrested in India for planning to cheat in fiercely competitive teaching exams using Bluetooth devices concealed in their flip-flops, police said.
Cribbing has long been a problem in India and, for Sunday's (Sept 26) government exams involving 1.6 million students in Rajasthan state, police had permission to snap mobile Internet access while the tests lasted.
But one group planned to get around this with devices hidden in the soles of their flip-flops that could receive ordinary calls which would be transmitted wirelessly to tiny receivers hidden in their ears.
The plan was for accomplices outside to call the hidden contraptions and dictate the correct answers to the exams, said Ms Priti Chandra, a police official in the western city of Bikaner.
But the group of would-be teachers were arrested acting suspiciously outside the examination hall on the evening before the exams and the devices in their footwear were discovered.
"We were aware of the possibility of cheating but we thought it would be a question paper leak or someone would use the Internet, which is why it was restricted in many cities," Ms Chandra told AFP. "But this was a totally new modus operandi. (They) are getting so tech savvy."
Investigations revealed that at least 25 students had bought these flip-flops from a gang for 600,000 rupees (S$11,000) per pair.
The information was shared with several other districts in time for the exams and many centres asked the students to remove their footwear outside the examination hall.
"In one case we caught a student after the exam and had to take him to a doctor to identify and remove the Bluetooth device from his ear," Ms Chandra said.
Cheating is rife in India's highly competitive government, university and even school examinations and authorities have struggled with ever-more sophisticated methods to help people pass.
These include professionals who earn a living impersonating others and taking exams in their place, to gangs stealing or illegally procuring exam papers and then selling them.
Indian man gets life in jail for using cobra to murder wife
Sooraj Kumar (in blue) set loose a poisonous cobra in his wife's room as she was recovering from a bite by a viper he had also caused.
PHOTO: AFP
Oct 14, 2021
NEW DELHI (AFP) - An Indian man who used a cobra and a viper to murder his wife was sentenced to life in jail on Wednesday (Oct 13) in what prosecutors called the "rarest of rare" cases.
Sooraj Kumar set loose a highly venomous Russell's viper snake on his wife Uthra that left her in hospital for almost two months, prosecutors said.
While she recovered at her parents' house, the 28-year-old husband obtained a cobra from a snake handler and threw it at his sleeping wife.
Its poisonous bite killed the 25-year-old woman.
Sooraj pleaded not guilty but police said his phone records showed he was in touch with snake handlers and had watched snake videos on the Internet before the killing in March last year in Kollam in the southern state of Kerala.
Sooraj stayed in the room with Uthra after the cobra bit her and went about his morning routine the next day when alerted by the woman's mother, said prosecutors.
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"The mode of execution and the diabolic plan of the accused to murder Uthra, his wife who was bedridden, makes it (the case) fall into the category of rarest of rare," said the public prosecutor, who had sought the death penalty.
Snake handler Vava Suresh said it was possible that Sooraj had "inflicted pain on the reptile to provoke it to bite", the Hindustan Times newspaper quoted him as saying.
Uthra was from an affluent family but her husband, a bank worker, was not well off.
The dead woman's parents became suspicious after Sooraj tried to take control of her property after the death.
Their marriage involved a big dowry including a new car and 500,000 rupees (S$9,000).
According to media reports, Sooraj's family was charged with conspiracy after some of Uthra's gold was found buried near Sooraj's home days after the murder.
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