now ,this rape of an 8 year old by Hindu fanatics shocked the entire Indian..the aim was to drive Muslims away by Hindus
Kathua rape case
The
Kathua rape case refers to the abduction, rape, and murder of an 8-year-old girl, Asifa Bano, in Rasana village near
Kathua in
Jammu and Kashmir, India, in January 2018. A
chargesheet for the case was filed, the accused were arrested and the trial began in Kathua on 16 April 2018.
[6][7] The victim belonged to the
nomadBakarwal community. She disappeared for a week before her body was discovered by the villagers a kilometer away from the village.
[8][9][10][11] The incident made national news when charges were filed against eight men in April 2018. The arrests of the accused led to protests by the
Panthers Party, along with other local groups.
[12][13][14][15] One of the protests, in support of the accused, was attended by two ministers from the
Bharatiya Janata Party, both of whom later resigned. The rape and murder, as well as the support the accused received, sparked widespread outrage.
[16][17][8] On 10 June 2019, six of the seven defendants were convicted and one acquitted.
[18] Three of those convicted were sentenced to life in prison and three to five years.
[19] In October 2019, court ordered a
First Information Report(FIR) against 6 members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which probed the case, for allegedly torturing and coercing witnesses to give false statements.
[20]
Kathua rape case | |
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Protests for the Kathua rape case | |
Location | Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir |
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Coordinates | 32.385°N 75.517°E |
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Date | 10 January 2018-
17 January 2018 |
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Target | Asifa Bano |
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Attack type | Abduction, rape, and murder |
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Injured | Sexual assault (rape) |
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Victim | Asifa Bano |
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Motive | Drive out the nomadic Muslim community of Bakarwalsfrom HiranagarTehsil[1] |
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Accused | Sanji Ram (Temple Priest)
Deepak Khajuria (Police Officer)
Tilak Raj (Head Constable)
Arvind Dutta (Sub-Inspector)
Parvesh Kumar (Police Officer)
Vishal (son of Sanji Ram)
A Juvenile (nephew of Sanji Ram)[2][3] |
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Convicted | Sanji Ram
Deepak Khajuria
Surender Verma
Tilak Raj
Anand Dutta
Parvesh Kumar.[4] |
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Verdict | Six of the seven accused were convicted |
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Convictions | Sanji Ram, Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar were sentenced to life imprisonment of 25 years.
Tilak Raj, Anand Dutta and Surender Verma were sentenced to five years in jail for destroying evidence.
Court acquitted Vishal due to lack of evidence.
A juvenile, will be tried at a juvenile court.[5] |
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Incident
Aftermath and analysis
Trial
See also
References
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