Sanji Ram gestures from a police vehicle as he arrives for a court appearance in connection with the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua. Immediately after the brief hearing in the sessions court, the seven accused were shifted back to the jail under heavy security. As the trial began inside the court, main accused Sanji Ram’s daughter Madhu Sharma protested outside, demanding a CBI probe. Ram told the judge that they wanted narco tests and were ready for them. The judge asked the accused whether they had been given copies of the chargesheet, which runs into 400 pages, added A.K.

Source: Mint April 16, 2018 09:45 UTC