“Every contact leaves a trace," said a lower court in Kerala while convicting 24-year-old Greeshma and her uncle, Nirmalakumaran Nair, for the murder of 23-year-old Sharon Raj. In his verdict, passed on January 20, Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court Judge AM Basheer praised the police for conducting a “brilliant investigation” with the aid of digital and forensic evidence. The case relied heavily on digital evidence but also repeatedly mentioned the sexual nature of the relationship between Greeshma and Sharon.
Greeshma was also subjected to a “genital test," which the police contended was carried out after obtaining her permission, but Greeshma’s counsel disagreed. The court, however, did not address why such a test was deemed necessary.
Greeshma and Sharon were in a relationship, but by 2022, Greeshma wanted to end it. Sharon, however, was allegedly unwilling to accept the breakup. Greeshma later confessed to the police that she had mixed poison into a kashayam (an ayurvedic concoction), which she gave Sharon to drink. He died on October 25 from cardiac arrest, caused by organ failure.