A court here on Monday convicted six people accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir. A seventh accused, Vishal, who is the son of main accused Sanji Ram, was acquitted. Son of one of the accused Sanji Ram, Vishal has been acquitted," Farooqi Khan, lawyer of victim's family said after the sentencing. The Supreme Court had on May 7, 2018, transferred the case from Kathua to Pathankot in Punjab. Those convicted include Sanji Ram, the village head, and two special police officers Deepak Khajuria and Surender Verma.

Source: dna June 10, 2019 06:26 UTC