Kathua Rape Case

Kathua case: Parents of victim anguished as two convicts walk out on bail

The parents of an eight-year-old nomad girl are anguished that while their appeal for enhancement of sentence against six people remains unheard, two convicts were released on bail in the case

From Unnao to Nirbhaya and Kathua, legal status of recent rape cases

Here is a look at the legal status of some rape cases which shook the country.

Three main accused get life imprisonment in Kathua rape and murder case

They have been sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 100,000 each for murder along with 25 years in jail for gangrape

Kathua rape case: SC dismisses plea by accused seeking fresh probe

The bench, while rejecting both the pleas, said the accused could raise this issue before the lower court during the ongoing trial

Pathankot court frames charges against seven accused in Kathua case

The case was transferred by the Supreme Court from Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab for a fair trial following a plea by the victim's family

Kathua rape case: Minor or not? Fate of juvenile to be decided next week

The juvenile had allegedly kidnapped the girl on January 10 on directions of his uncle Sanji Ram, who is the brain behind her abduction and killing

Kathua rape case: BJP leader's kin 'insulted' Mehbooba Mufti; FIR filed

Since his resignation as a minister in April, BJP leader Lal Singh has organised multiple rallies, candlelight marches and protests to demand a CBI probe into the Kathua case

Kathua rape case accused's signatures don't match with exam sheet: CFSL

The report by the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL), detailing this conclusion, has been submitted to the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir police

Kathua rape accused against case transfer; victim's dad hails move; updates

Kathua rape case: CJI-led bench orders trial to be held in-camera, as per provisions of Ranbir Penal Code, applicable in J&K

Kathua rape case: Irate mob attack BJP minister's convoy, seeks CBI probe

The group also pelted stones at the minister's vehicle, but the police swiftly cleared the crowd, they said

Kathua rape case: SC to consider accused's plea to transfer probe to CBI

The eight-year-old's father had moved the apex court earlier, apprehending a threat to the family, a friend and their lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat

What does Rasana want? The village that witnessed the Kathua horror

All the Bakarwal families who live in the region from November/December to April/May have migrated, according to the policemen

Prez Kovind gives nod to ordinance on death penalty in child rape cases

The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors under 12 years

Kathua victim's father hopeful as death penalty approved for raping minors

The victim's father also said: Whatever the government is doing is good and we are hopeful of getting justice for our child"

Kathua rape case: Media houses apologise for revealing victim's identity

The eight-year-old from a minority nomadic community had disappeared from near her home in a village near Kathua in Jammu region on January 10

Kathua rape case: Jammu BJP shows solidarity with sacked ministers

In the state assembly, the PDP has 28 legislators and BJP has 25

Kathua fallout? BJP asks its J&K ministers to resign from Mufti's Cabinet

The BJP has been under pressure ever since Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga - took part in a rally in support of those who raped and murdered a girl in Kathua

Kathua rape: SC tells Mufti govt to protect victim's kin, lawyer; updates

Before the start of the Kathua rape case trial today, lawyer of victim's family, Deepika Singh Rajawat, said that she feared for her life and that she might be raped or murdered

Trials in Kathua rape and murder case begin today against 8 accused

The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua will be committing one of the charge sheets, in which seven people have been named, to the sessions court for trial as mandated under the law

Kathua rape: Bar council forms team to probe case, Jammu lawyers' conduct

BCI in its Friday meeting had decided to dispatch the team to Kathua on April 20