Bhaskara Karanavar murder case: Sherin showed remorse, says jail advisory committee member
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The Kerala government’s recommendation to release Bhaskara Karanavar murder case convict Sherin has sparked concerns after reports surfaced that the decision bypassed established priorities. The move sidelined prisoners who had already served 20 years.
The Home Department forwarded the recommendation to the Cabinet within three months, reported Manorama News. The Jail Advisory Committee had proposed the remission in December. Authorities overlooked various issues Sherin created in different prisons, and Basith, who was also convicted in the same case, was not considered for remission.
Speaking to Manorama News, M V Sarala, a member of the Kannur Women's Jail Advisory Committee, stated that Sherin has now completed a total of 18 years in prison. According to Sarala, the inmates have a good opinion of Sherin, and she has changed a lot during her time in prison.
"She expressed remorse, carried out her duties diligently, and showed considerable improvement in her behaviour," she said. The advisory committee, comprising ten members, unanimously approved the recommendation for her release. Sarala emphasised that Sherin did not receive any special privileges.
The Cabinet approved the remission after Sherin completed 14 years, the minimum term for a life sentence. Police arrested her in 2009 for the murder of her father-in-law, Bhaskara Karanavar. She was convicted along with her friends Bibeesh, Nithin, and Shanu Rasheed. In 2010, the court sentenced them on charges including murder, conspiracy, incitement to crime, destruction of evidence, robbery, and assault.
After Sherin completed 14 years in Thiruvananthapuram Central Prison, the Jail Advisory Committee and the Prison Director recommended her sentence remission, which the Cabinet approved. The release process can proceed only if the Governor grants final approval.
Sherin, a native of Pathanapuram, was married to Binu, the younger son of Bhaskara Karanavar, who had worked in New York for 35 years. Police determined that a property dispute led to the murder. Then-IG Vinson M. Paul supervised the investigation. At the time of the incident, Bhaskara Karanavar’s children—Biju, Betsy, and Binu—were in the US.