Kerala High Court upholds death sentence for migrant worker Ameerul Islam, convicted in 2016 for rape and murder of a Dalit law student in Perumbavoor.

Kerala High Court upholds death sentence for migrant worker Ameerul Islam, who was convicted in 2016 for the rape and murder of a Dalit law student in Perumbavoor. The conviction and death penalty were upheld by a division bench, dismissing the appeal filed by the convict. The victim was found murdered at her house with 38 injuries. The case was solved based on a tip from another migrant worker from Assam, who led to the arrest of Islam in 2016.