Kathua Rape Case
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Court orders FIR against Kathua rape probe team members
India | Oct 23, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTIn June this year, District and Sessions Judge Tejwinder Singh sentenced to life imprisonment the three main accused, while sentencing five years in jail to three others for destruction of evidence in the case that shook the nation.
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Register social media groups with police: Kathua DM to admins
India | Aug 23, 2019, 11:13 PM ISTKathua District Magistrate Raghav Langer said the order was issued after receiving numerous complaints from the district police regarding the circulation of irresponsible and provocative messages by unscrupulous and anti-social elements on the social media.
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Kathua rape-murder case to be heard on priority: Punjab High Court
India | Jul 18, 2019, 06:38 PM ISTRecognising the gravity of the crime, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday heard on priority petitions of the victim's family and the six convicts in the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Two arrested for alleged rape of minor in Kathua district
India | Jul 17, 2019, 08:56 PM ISTThe police said on Wednesday it arrested two persons late on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district for alleged rape of a minor. "Mohammad Iqbal and Babu Din, residents of Sadrota-Lohai village, were arrested yesterday evening for alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl in her home.
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Kathua rape case: High Court to hear death plea on Thursday
India | Jul 17, 2019, 01:27 PM ISTAfter hearing briefly the case, the bench headed by Justice Rajiv Sharma said the case would be heard on Thursday, when connected matters were scheduled for hearing. The father is seeking death penalty for three of the six convicts who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court in Pathankot in Punjab on June 10.
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Kathua rape case: Pathankot court did not rely on prosecution eyewitnesses while acquitting Vishal
India | Jun 16, 2019, 04:24 PM ISTThe only acquittal in the Kathua rape-and-murder case came as the trial court set aside the statement of three prosecution witnesses who had claimed that Vishal Jangotra, the son of the main culprit Sanji Ram, was in the area at the time of the crime.
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Kathua rape case: SC shifts trial out of J-K to Pathankot, says fair trial cannot co-exist with fear
India | May 08, 2018, 02:25 PM ISTDirecting day-to-day "in-camera" trial, the apex court asked the district and sessions judge at Pathankot to personally undertake the trial proceedings.
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Kathua rape case: Victim's father welcomes SC decision on trial, says he has full faith on judiciary
India | May 07, 2018, 06:13 PM ISTThe grieving father, belonging to a minority nomadic community which earns its livelihood by raising cattle, also said he has full faith in the government.
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Kathua rape case: SC transfers trial to Pathankot, next hearing on July 9; rejects CBI probe
India | May 07, 2018, 04:02 PM ISTThe apex court also said that hearing will be held in-camera on a day-to-day basis to avoid any delay. It further scheduled the next hearing on July 9.
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Kathua rape case: Supreme Court expected to hear father's petition for CBI probe
India | May 07, 2018, 07:57 AM ISTA bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, which had stayed the trial in the case till today, would deal with the prayer of the victim's father for shifting the trial to Chandigarh and the plea of the accused seeking handing over the probe to CBI.
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Emma Watson lauds Kathua rape case lawyer saying 'All power to Deepika Rajawat'
Hollywood | May 04, 2018, 06:58 PM ISTKathua rape and murder case is the alleged abduction, confinement, sexual assault and killing of an 8-year-old girl from the Bakarwal tribe of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Kathua gangraperape-murder case: SC stays trial before Sessions judge till May 7; victim's family demands CBI probe
India | Apr 27, 2018, 03:09 PM ISTAn eight-year-old girl had disappeared from near her home in the forests next to Rasana village in Kathua on January 10. Her body was found in the same area a week later.
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Kathua fall-out? J&K govt shuts down coaching centres 'to remove distractions' for students
Education | Apr 23, 2018, 07:11 AM ISTThe government’s decision came a day after Bukhari warned students against protesting, saying, “Once they come out on the roads, they should be treated as rowdies.”
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President promulgates ordinance providing death penalty for rape of girls below 12
India | Apr 22, 2018, 12:20 PM ISTNew fast-track courts will be set up to deal with such cases and special forensic kits for rape cases will be given to all police stations and hospitals in the long term, according to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018.
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Do not make fuss over one or two rape incidents: Union min Santosh Gangwar on Unnao, Kathua cases
India | Apr 22, 2018, 12:13 PM ISTThe minister was commenting on the public outrage over Kathua incident, where an eight-year-old was raped and killed, and Unnao case, where a minor was allegedly abducted and raped by a BJP MLA last year.
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Kathua victim's father hopeful of justice after Cabinet approves death penalty for child rape
India | Apr 22, 2018, 08:28 AM IST"It is good if the government has passed the ordinance to award death penalty to rape convicts of children below the age of 12 years. We are hopeful of getting justice," the girl's father said.
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Kathua victim's sedation, rape confirmed by medical experts, says Jammu and Kashmir Police
India | Apr 22, 2018, 07:26 AM ISTThe Crime Branch statement on the case comes in the wake of reports in print and electronic media as well as social media regarding the case registered at the Hiranagar police station in Kathua district.
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Process underway to ensure death penalty for child rape under POCSO Act, Centre tells SC
India | Apr 21, 2018, 06:28 AM ISTThe Centre on Friday told the Supreme Court that the process to amend the penal law to introduce death penalty to those convicted of sexually abusing children up to 12 years of age has been initiated.
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Amitabh Bachchan on Kathua case: It's terrible to even talk about it
Bollywood | Apr 19, 2018, 02:08 PM ISTAmitabh Bachchan was speaking at the song launch of his upcoming film 102 Not Out, in which he stars along with Rishi Kapoor.
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Never-ending rapes in India: Are Indian anti-rape laws at par with the world? Take a look
India | Apr 19, 2018, 12:01 PM ISTWith amendments in 2013, the punishment for sexual offences in India is now more inclusive and stringent, but are Indian anti-rape laws at par with laws in other countries. Here is a comparative analysis.