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Charge sheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC in Kathua rape case
Charge sheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC in Kathua gangrape-murder case
Published on Jan 08, 2023 03:40 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Kathua rape, murder case: Family of girl to move court for stiffer punishment to convicts
A district court in Punjab’s Pathankot had in June this year convicted six men for the gang rape and murder of the nomadic Muslim girl, crime which stirred nationwide outrage and pushed the central government to introduce the death penalty for convicted child rapists.
Updated on Jul 10, 2019 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bakerwals hail Kathua rape and murder case verdict, say faith reaffirmed
Since they started setting up camp near Rasana village in Jammu roughly four decades ago, the nomadic Bakerwal tribespeople have had numerous run-ins with the local Hindu population. The Bakerwals say Hindu men have tried to force them out of the village by misbehaving with their girls and kicking around vessels they use to collect water.
Published on Jun 11, 2019 12:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Both sides not satisfied with Kathua rape and murder case verdict, say will move HC
Mubeen Farooqi, the lawyer of the girl’s family, called the verdict a victory of truth. He said they wanted the death penalty.
Published on Jun 11, 2019 12:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Pathankot | Surjit Singh
‘Happy little soul got justice’, says ex-cop who probed Kathua rape, murder
Former Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Ramesh Kumar Jalla who headed the probe into the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl in Kathua last year said he did not face political pressure during the investigation.
Updated on Jun 10, 2019 08:23 PM IST
Police poke holes in Kathua rape accused’s alibi with handwriting test
Vishal Jangotra, accused for the rape and murder of a 8-year-old in Kathua, claimed he was in Meerut at the time of the crime and produced college transcripts as evidence.
Updated on Aug 05, 2018 06:35 PM IST
Jammu | Press Trust of India
Kathua rape victim incapacitated with cocktail of sedatives: J-K Crime Branch
The charge sheet filed in the Pathankot sessions court sums up the investigation of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch team and also gives details of the analyses of calls and bank accounts that led it to the eight accused of the brutal crime in January this year.
Published on Jul 30, 2018 06:00 PM IST
Jammu/Pathankot | Press Trust of India
Pathankot court frames charges against seven accused in Kathua rape and murder case
According to the 15-page charge sheet, the girl from a minority nomadic community, who was kidnapped on January 10 this year, was allegedly raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 04:46 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Pathankot | Press Trust of India
Kathua rape and murder: Punjab refuses to shift 7 accused to Pathankot jail
ADGP (prisons) says it is not possible for Punjab Police to provide security to the accused
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pathankot | HT Correspondent
Kathua rape and murder case: Family members of accused call off hunger strike
Five women relatives of the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case had started a fast unto death protest to press for a CBI probe into the incident.
Updated on May 28, 2018 06:12 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Kathua (J&K) | HT Correspondent
Kathua rape, murder case a conspiracy to defame Jammu people: BJP leader Lal Singh
BJP leader Lal Singh resigned from the Jammu and Kashmir council of ministers after he was criticised for allegedly attending a rally in support of the Kathua rape, murder accused.
Updated on May 14, 2018 04:55 PM IST
PTI, Jammu | HT Correspondent
Kathua rape case: Man claims Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatening him
Mohammad Rafiq had provided his land for the burial of Kathua rape victim. He has filed a police complaint alleging that the Hindu Ekta Manch leader threatened and abused him.
Updated on May 13, 2018 10:07 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Jammu | Press Trust of India
Kathua rape and murder has nothing to do with Jammu and Kashmir cabinet reshuffle: Ram Madhav
BJP’s Ram Madhav termed the reshuffle a “normal exercise” and said that on reviewing the situation a decision was taken to give opportunity to five more MLAs to understand governance.
Updated on Apr 30, 2018 08:00 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India
Kerala techie booked for Facebook post blaming Kathua rape on BJP voters
Police took action against Deepak Sankaranarayanan after BJP state media convenor R Sandeep alleged in a complaint that his “hate-filled” post was an open call for violence.
Updated on Apr 27, 2018 07:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Thiruvananthapuram | Ramesh Babu
Woman forces 13-year-old niece to drink, lets her boyfriend rape the child in Delhi
Police on Tuesday said the girl had to be hospitalised for 24 hours, but was now out of danger and had been discharged from the hospital.
Updated on Apr 25, 2018 05:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Cop, SPO arrested by SIT in Kathua rape, murder case move Jammu and Kashmir HC
They have sought a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch.
Updated on Apr 24, 2018 12:51 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Jammu | Press Trust of India
Medical experts confirmed sexual assault of Kathua girl, says Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch
The Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch sought to clarify facts after the first forensic report claimed victim didn’t have any spermatozoa.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 11:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | HT Correspondent
Union Cabinet clears ordinance for stricter punishment for rape: Here are the key features
The ordinance okayed by the Cabinet says investigation of all cases of rape has to be mandatorily completed within two months.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Kathua rape: No, your Lordships, don’t shroud her name in silence
My problem with it is that it reinforces the hush-hush element to our conversation about sexual violence. It subliminally signals that silence or discreet whispers is the way to talk about rape
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 07:13 PM IST
Kathua rape and murder accused fails in college exam, scores 0 and 2 in two papers
The accused has claimed that he was appearing for his exams when the Kathua gangrape and murder took place. Jammu and Kashmir police has said in its charge sheet that he sent a proxy candidate to appear for the exams.
Published on Apr 20, 2018 06:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Meerut | S Raju
What Modi said: Top quotes from the PM’s London townhall event
If you missed Modi’s over two-hour long townhall event in London, here’s a quick look of what the Prime Minister said.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 09:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Must decide kind of society we live in, says Kovind about Kathua rape
The President, who is on a two-day visit to the state, said the success of a society lay in the kind of protection it provides to its children.
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 02:25 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Jammu | HT Correspondent
Kashmir lawyers protest against supporters of Kathua rape-murder accused
Lawyers shouted slogans against two BJP ministers -- who have since resigned from the Cabinet -- for taking part in a Hindu Ekta Manch rally in Kathua district in support of the rape accused.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 04:42 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Srinagar | Indo Asian News Service
Kerala shuts down over Kathua rape; several protesters in custody
In Kozhikode, Kannur and Palakkad, the police cracked down on agitators and took some into custody. In Kannur district, the protesters and some shop keepers were engaged in a war of words.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 05:22 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, Thiruvananthapuram | HT Correspondent
Kathua rape and murder accused plead not guilty, next hearing on April 28
The accused also asked for narco tests to establish the truth in the horrific gang rape and murder case.
Updated on Apr 16, 2018 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
DCW chief Maliwal’s fast demanding death penalty for rapists enters Day 3
Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal launched the protest at Rajghat on Friday in the wake of the horrific rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao and Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua districts.
Published on Apr 15, 2018 07:53 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service
Mehbooba accepts resignations of BJP ministers present at rally for rape accused
The BJP ministers, forest minister Chaudhary Lal Singh and commerce minister Chander Prakash Ganga, had resigned from the PDP-BJP government on Friday after uproar over the two of them attending a rally in support of the Kathua rape accused.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 07:01 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Srinagar | HT Correspondent
Will look him in the eye, ask if he committed the crime, says fiancé of cop accused in Kathua rape
According to crime branch charge sheet, Deepak Khajuria was the man who wanted to rape the girl, from a Muslim nomadic tribe, the Bakarwals, “one last time” before she was killed.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 07:19 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathua | Shiv Sunny
Kathua rape victim buried 8km from village after locals refuse land
The Rasana Hindus opposed the burial, saying the property never belonged to the family from the Muslim nomadic tribe of the Bakarwals and that they had been burying their dead illegally there all these years.
Updated on Apr 15, 2018 12:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kathua | Shiv Sunny
Roundabout: Broken words, bruised images
A lone candle is lit on what could be a slice of cake. Or is it the edge of a stone; a stone which is used to kill a little girl?
Updated on Apr 14, 2018 10:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Nirupama Dutt
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