Kathua Rape

Kathua rape and murder: Chargesheet confirms sedatives overdose left victim incapacitated, unable to resist assault

The chargesheet lists in chilling detail the sedatives, including cannabis, forcefully given to the child from a minority nomadic community, who was abducted on 10 January and allegedly kept in captivity for three days. She was killed on 14 January and her body was found in a forested area near Kathua on 17 January, officials said.

Kathua rape and murder: Months after horrific incident, Rasana remains on edge; anxious parents keep minors under relentless vigilance

Life seems to have come to a standstill in Rasana since the Kathua incident. In constant fear, elders in the village have barred kids from playing outside.

J&K 'insensitive' to appoint Aseem Sawhney, counsel for Kathua rape accused, additional advocate-general

After his appointment by the Jammu and Kashmir government, Aseem Sawhney said he had not appeared in court for the Kathua rape and murder accused since 2 July.

Aseem Sawhney, lawyer representing main accused in Kathua rape and murder, named additional advocate general by J&K govt

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has appointed Aseem Sawhney, the lawyer representing the main accused in the Kathua rape and murder case as the Additional Advocate General

Kathua rape and murder: Pathankot court frames charges against seven accused in the case

The Supreme Court had transferred the Kathua rape and murder case to Pathankot from Jammu and Kashmir.

Kathua rape case: Increasingly polarised Jammu sees BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh, supporters fish in troubled waters

As right-wing politicians and activists are continuously fishing in troubled waters in an increasingly polarised Jammu in the aftermath of the Kathua rape and murder, new characters are fast emerging on the scene and enforcing their writ in the run-up to 2019 parliamentary and 2020 Assembly elections.

Kathua rape and murder: BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh leads march in Jammu and Kashmir for CBI probe

BJP leader Choudhary Lal Singh on Sunday led a march in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, seeking a CBI probe into Kathua rape and murder case.

Jammu and Kashmir cabinet reshuffle: BJP inducts pro-Hindutva faces, MLA who defended Kathua rape accused

The BJP compounded the difficulties for Mehbooba Mufti by inducting some of the pro-Hindutva faces into the Council of Ministers, including Rajiv Jasrotia.

Kathua rape case: Lawyers' body did not obstruct police from filing chargesheet, BCI panel tells SC

A Bar Council of India (BCI) panel on Thursday told the Supreme Court that the local lawyers' body in Kathua had not obstructed police

Kathua rape case deepens Jammu's communal schism, brings city's perceived Hindu-Muslim divide back into focus

A perception has set in among residents of Jammu that a Kashmir-centric government has been trying to change the demography of this Hindu-majority area.