Kathua Rape, Murder case: Three guilty gets life sentence; two policemen gets five years in jail
New Delhi: Three accused found guilty in Kathua’s rape and murder case of an eight-year old girl have been sentenced with life imprisonment.
Sanji Ram, former government officer and the one who is believed to be the mastermind of the heinous crime was among the three awarded life sentence by a special fast-track court in Pathankot.
Sanji Ram’s son however was let off due to lack of evidence against him.
Two other policemen have also been sentenced to five years in jail.
The priest, Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar are the others who have got life imprisonment. SI Anand Dutta, head constable Tilak Raj and special police officer Surender Verma have been sentenced to five years for destruction of evidence.
In January last year, an eight year old girl was raped and murdered in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir, an incident that had sparked outrage against the accused and had shocked the country.
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Kerala: Congress flag instead of tricolor hoisted at CPI(M) branch office on I-Day
Kochi (PTI): In an embarrassing mix-up, a CPI(M) branch committee in Eloor here has hoisted the Congress party's flag instead of the national flag during the Independence Day celebrations.
According to party sources, the incident occurred after an elderly local leader, who also serves as an office-bearer of the Left party's Senior Citizens' Forum, mistakenly took the Congress flag for the tricolour.
Several local leaders and members attended the function, a party leader said here on Wednesday, confirming the embarassing incident.
It was only after the hoisting that a participant pointed out the error, another leader said.
"The flag of the Congress party remained hoisted for hardly 10 minutes," he said, adding that it was immediately taken down.
However, photos and videos of the incident went viral on social media.
A senior CPI(M) district leader said he verified the incident and found it to be a genuine mistake.
"The leader concerned admitted that he had kept several party flags with him and accidentally mistook the Congress flag for the national flag. Considering his age and the circumstances, the party has decided not to take disciplinary action," the leader added.
