Rajkot ex-lecturer convicted for killing ailing mother

RAJKOT: A local court on Friday convicted Sandeep Nathvani (39), a former lecturer of a private college in Rajkot, for killing his 64-year-old mother Jayshree in cold blood and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The accused had thrown his ailing mother from the terrace of his house located on 150-feet Ring Road in 2017. The police arrested Nathvani three months later following an anonymous note that hinted at his role in the death.
Assistant public prosecutor, Prashant Patel told TOI, “Additional sessions judge PN Dave considered the FSL report, CCTV footage and statements of witnesses produced by the prosecution and convicted the accused for cold blooded murder. The court sentenced accused Sandeep Nathvani life term in jail.”
Advocate Mahesh Joshi also appeared in the court on behalf of prosecution which produced 28 witnesses including doctor, police, neighbours, sister and brother-in-law of the accused.
According to the case details, Jayshree died after falling from the terrace of a four-storey building in September 2017 and prima facie it was considered a case of suicide.
However, cops received an anonymous note raising fingers towards her son Sandeep. Cops reopened the case and started investigation in which they found CCTV footage showing the accused dragging his mother and arrested him.
It was clear from CCTV footage that the victim was unwell and not in a position to climb the 2.5 feet terrace wall herself to jump down.
Jayshree, a retired government teacher residing at Jamnagar, had suffered a brain haemorrhage which had severely affected her lower body part and because of it she was practically immobile. She was operated in a private hospital of Rajkot, and was under treatment when she started living with son Sandeep in his house in Rajkot.
“The accused lived with his wife and a daughter and domestic disputes were a regular phenomenon in the Nathvani household between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. To get rid of this daily dispute, the accused decided to kill his mother,” Patel added.