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TopicKathua rape and murder

Topic: Kathua rape and murder

Is reformative slant of law emboldening juveniles to indulge in heinous crimes, SC asks

Bhadra Sinha -
The apex court made the observation while holding that one of the accused in the 2018 Kathua gangrape and murder case should be tried as an adult.

Jammu court orders ‘torture’ FIR against SIT that probed Kathua rape & murder case

Maneesh Chhibber -
The court order came on a plea filed by three men who are friends of Vishal Jangotra, the lone accused acquitted in the Kathua rape & murder case.

Kathua judge says there was communal tension in the area before 8-year-old’s rape & murder

Debayan Roy -
The prosecution had claimed in court that the Bakerwal child was raped and killed in Kathua as part of a 'communal plot' to drive away the community.

Kathua judge relied on Zee News footage to acquit accused in 8-year-old’s rape-murder case

Debayan Roy -
In a 432-page verdict, judge says accused behaved as if 'law of the jungle was prevalent in society', quotes Ghalib to describe 8-year-old victim.

Ousted J&K minister Lal Singh says will fight to restore Dogra pride after Kathua horror

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Singh says the Dogra community has been portrayed as ‘rapists’ by the Kashmiri and Delhi media, while the Jammu media has been ignored.

The Kathua rape case has brought up disturbing memories of Jammu’s history

Ashutosh -
In all the din about the Kathua rape outcry, a warning masquerading as a historical reminder has gone largely unnoticed.

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