A three-member team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the crime scene at Loha Bridge in New Town on Saturday, a day after a semi-clad body of a 14-year-old girl, suspected to have been raped and murdered, was found on a deserted bushy area on Friday morning.
Recent judicial rulings in India have reignited debates about the fairness and consistency of capital punishment.
The CJM court here on Monday has issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Congress MP Rakesh Rathore, who is accused of rape in Sitapur.
Two individuals, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Dipen Kayal were arrested in connection with the murder and possible rape of a minor girl in South 24-Parganas' Basanti area.
Body of a missing minor girl, suspected to be a victim of rape and murder, was recovered from a field at Basanti in South 24-Parganas district on Monday evening.
Though police sought custody of the accused, Saduddin Malik, 18, for seven days, the Nampally Criminal Court only granted three days custody.
The incident took place at Shivalakala Kalan when the girl's parents had gone for work at the same brick kiln.
A division bench headed by Justices H.T. Narendra Prasad and Rajendra Badamikar gave the verdict on Wednesday. The prosecution has submitted an appeal to the High Court questioning the order of acquittal of the accused by the Special POCSO court.
The councillor had hired an art college student to sketch on the poster. The sisters had protested Badsha’s re-nomination from Ward 27 on the plea that Badsha and his henchmen allegedly were terrorizing the residents, extorting money and depriving the poor families. They, instead, had suggested the name of Muktar Mia, a lottery agent. The police suspect this invited Badsha to take revenge.
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified person near Ayodhya Kotwali police station limits, informed police.
