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  Court orders FIR against Kathua rape probe team members

  India | October 23, 2019 11:24 IST

  In 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 | August 23, 2019 23:13 IST

  Kathua 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 | July 18, 2019 18:38 IST

  Recognising 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 | July 17, 2019 20:56 IST

  The 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 | July 17, 2019 13:27 IST

  After 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 | June 16, 2019 16:24 IST

  The 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 14:25 IST

  Directing 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 18:13 IST

  The 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 16:02 IST

  The 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 7:57 IST

  A 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 18:58 IST

   Kathua 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 | April 27, 2018 15:09 IST

  An 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 | April 23, 2018 7:11 IST

  The 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 | April 22, 2018 12:20 IST

  New 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 | April 22, 2018 12:13 IST

  The 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 | April 22, 2018 8:28 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 | April 22, 2018 7:26 IST

  The 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 | April 21, 2018 6:28 IST

  The 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 | April 19, 2018 14:08 IST

  Amitabh 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 | April 19, 2018 12:01 IST

  With 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.