3 All 3 have been sentenced to death under various charges. A special court in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar today awarded death sentence to all three accused in the rape and brutal murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Kopardi village in July 2016. The convicts - Jitendra alias Pappu Babulal Shinde, 26, Santosh Gorkha Bhawal, 30, and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume, 28 - have been sentenced to death under various charges including rape, conspiracy, murder and other crimes, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the media after the verdict. On July 13, 2016, the three men had brutally raped and murdered the girl in Kopardi village in Karjat taluka of Ahmednagar district. ALSO WATCH | Sakshi Maharaj identifies new cause for rape: Public displays of affection

Source: India Today November 29, 2017 06:45 UTC