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SC stays Kathua rape, murder case trial till May 7

New Delhi, [India] Apr 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed till May 7 the trial of the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case before the Sessions judge.

ANI Apr 27, 2018 16:53 IST googleads

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New Delhi, [India] Apr 27 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday stayed till May 7 the trial of the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case before the Sessions judge.

A three-judge bench of the Apex Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, took the decision.

Earlier, on January an eight-year-old girl belonging to a nomadic Muslim tribe in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir went missing from a village near Kathua in Jammu region.

A chargesheet in regard to this case revealed the gory details which mentioned that the girl was abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed.

In the wake of these incidents, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the amendment in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act putting a stamp on the death penalty for the rapists of children below 12 years of age. (ANI)

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