Kathua rape case convicts being taken to the District and Sessions Court for the pronouncement of the quantum of punishment in Pathankot, Punjab, Monday, June 10, 2019. The abduction, rape and murder were part of a carefully planned strategy to scare the minority nomadic community off the area, the chargesheet said. Investigators had said the eighth accused had abducted the girl on the pretext of helping her find her horses. (PTI)“We have sought (the) capital punishment for all (the) three accused convicted of murder and gang rape. “Life imprisonment” means jail till the end of one’s life, the lawyer said.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2019 00:22 UTC