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Uttarakhand: Rape-Murder accused sentenced to the death penalty

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ANI Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India]
Last Updated : Dec 12 2018 | 6:10 PM IST

A Dehradun court has awarded death sentence to an accused involved in a 2016 rape and murder case. ADJ 3rd Gurbaksh Singh pronounced the verdict on Wednesday.

Azhar, the convict, is a resident of Vikasnagar.

It was in January 2016 that the convict had raped the girl after a New Year party. He also murdered the victim after the sexual assault.

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First Published: Dec 12 2018 | 5:55 PM IST

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