New Delhi (CNN) India's Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the trial of the men accused of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl must be moved out of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The high-profile case sparked widespread outrage in April after a group of lawyers and right-wing Hindu activists attempted to forcibly block investigators from filing charges against the men accused. The Jammu and Kashmi government had been opposed to the transfer of the trial. The victim's family had previously said they had become afraid "to go anywhere" in Kathua, where the community is predominantly Hindu. The trial is expected to resume in July.

Source: CNN May 07, 2018 13:26 UTC