TCS employee rape, murder case: Death penalty for culprit

Chandrabhan Sanap, the man convicted for the rape and murder of a software engineer Esther Anuhya in January last year, has been sentenced to death by a Mumbai Court today.

Special Judge Vrushali Joshi while awarding the sentence said it was a rarest of rare case.

The decomposed body of Esther Anuhya, 23, an employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was found in Kanjurmarg, a Mumbai suburb, on January 16, 2014.

Sanap was arrested from Nashik on March 3 and was charged with raping and murdering Esther.