INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
girl who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua requested the Supreme Court today to transfer the trial out of the state,
citing a backlash and lack of security for his family
before bludgeoning her to death.In view of the Hindu-Muslim polarisation over the case, the Jammu and Kashmir government has appointed two
special public prosecutors, both Sikhs, for the trial in the sensitive case.Thousands of people have joined protests, carrying placards and
participated in a rally in support of the accused- have resigned from the Mehbooba Mufti government.The child was kidnapped on January 10
peacefully, seeing the condition in Jammu Seeing that lawyers opposed it in Kathua and did not let the chargesheet proceed," a lawyer of the
"We request the Supreme Court to transfer this case to some other state," the lawyer added
Next hearing will take place on April 28
Court directed that chargesheet copies should be provided to all accused, we are ready for narco tests
The Defence lawyer says his client has not been provided copy of chargesheet
"I am representing the Head Constable, booked for destruction of evidence
As per my information, my clients haven't been provided the copy of the chargesheet," he said.The child, belonging to a nomadic community,
was kidnapped on January 10
Over the next week, she was drugged, starved, repeatedly gangraped and then murdered
It has been alleged that the crime was committed to warn off the Muslim nomadic community away from the areas belonging to Hindus
A group of 49 retired civil servants wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, holding him responsible for what they called a
"terrifying state of affairs".Hearing to take place today at the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Mehbooba Mufti Must Resign, Says BJP
Minister Who Quit Over KathuaAfter resigning from the Jammu and Kashmir government amid criticism over his support for the accused who raped
and murdered an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, former minister Lal Singh said that Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti must take responsibility of
the incident and quit."Countrywide Protests Over Kathua, Unnao Rape Cases: 10 FactsDemonstrations were held in several cities across India,
including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and Bhopal on Sunday as public outrage over a spate of rape and murder of
Over the last two weeks, two cases have shaken the nation
Last Sunday, a 16-year-old, who was allegedly raped by a BJP lawmaker in Unnao, tried to commit suicide outside UP Chief Minister Yogi
The tipping point was the rape and murder of an 8-year-old in Kathua, where the chargesheet spoke of unspeakable brutality
A third -- the death of a 9-year-old girl in Surat, whose body was covered in over 80 wounds -- emerged on Sunday morning."Kathua rape
victim's lawyer said she fears for her life as she may get raped or murdered
across India, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa and Bhopal on Sunday as public outrage over a spate of rape and
murder of children spiral
The 8-year-old girl belonged to a nomadic Muslim community.
