Rape And Murder

11-Year-Old Raped, Killed, "Head Crushed With Bricks" In Uttar Pradesh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday June 22, 2019

An 11-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district. The incident took place on Friday in Safipur police circle.

"Poetic Justice Must Be Done For Devilish Crime": Court In Kathua Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 17, 2019

The special court which convicted six people in the rape and murder of an 8-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, has termed the crime "devilish and monstrous" and said that it was committed in the most "shameful, inhumane and barbaric manner" for which "poetic justice" needs to be done.

Police Failed To Verify Alibi Of Man Acquitted In Kathua Case: Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

The prosecution's failure to verify accused Vishal Jangotra's alibi during the probe in the Kathua rape and murder case led to his acquittal, the special court said as it blamed the Jammu Crime Branch for withholding evidence against him.

Man Accused Of Raping, Killing Bhopal Girl Sent To Day's Judicial Custody

Bhopal News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 11, 2019

A special court in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal on Tuesday sent a man accused of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl to judicial custody for a day.

"Expected Capital Punishment": Women's Commission Chief On Kathua Verdict

India News | ANI | Monday June 10, 2019

The National Commission for Women chairperson on Monday said the Pathankot court decision convicting six accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January 2018 was not enough and expected harsher punishment for them.

Police May Challenge Lone Acquittal In Kathua Rape, Murder Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 10, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said it may challenge the acquittal of the seventh accused in the Kathua gang rape and murder case, in which three persons were sentenced to jail for life and three others for five years each.

"Relieved": Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah Welcome Kathua Verdict

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday June 10, 2019

Soon after a special court in Pathankot today held six of the seven accused guilty in the rape and murder of eight-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua last year, political leaders including Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah welcomed the judgement. The seventh accused in the case, reportedly a juvenile, has been let off in the case.

Kathua Rape-Murder Highlights: 3 Guilty Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Monday June 10, 2019

A court on Monday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district last year, a lawyer for the defence said, in a case that sparked outrage across the country. Three other men also convicted in the case were given a five-year prison sentence, lawyer Vinod Mahajan told ...

Verdict In Rape And Murder Of Kathua 8-Year-Old Shortly: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday June 10, 2019

The verdict in the gang-rape, torture and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, which shocked and disturbed the country, is expected to be pronounced by a special court in Pathankot shortly. Charges of rape and murder were framed against seven of eight accused in the case; one of them claimed to be a minor. The accused, i...

8-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped In Bhopal, Body Found Dumped Near Drain

Bhopal News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Sunday June 9, 2019

The body of an 8-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped, was found near a drain in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal today. The girl, who lived with her family in a slum, was missing since last evening, after she had gone out to a shop.

Ujjain Girl, 5, Found Floating In River, Was Raped, Murdered: Cops

Cities | ANI | Saturday June 8, 2019

A five-year-old girl whose body was found floating in a river in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain yesterday was raped and murdered, police said on Saturday.

Judgment In Kathua Rape And Murder Case Likely On June 10

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The judgment in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be delivered on June 10, nearly a year after the trial began in a court in Pathankot, special public prosecutor JK Chopra said today.

Priyadarshini Mattoo's Killer Gets 3-Week Parole To Write Law Exam

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 14, 2019

The Delhi High Court Tuesday granted three-week parole to Santosh Kumar Singh, who is serving life term for the 1996 rape and murder of law student Priyadarshini Mattoo, to appear for LLM examination.

12-Year-Old Raped, Head Smashed; "We'll Take Revenge," Says Pragya Thakur

Bhopal News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday May 2, 2019

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by two men on Tuesday in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal. Police suspect that the girl's teenage aunt knew the accused and was involved in the crime.

Kolkata Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

A city court Thursday sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a two-and-a-half- year-old girl in the city in 2013.