SC orders protection to Kathua rape victim’s family, lawyer; issues notice to JK Govt

The father of the Kathua rape and murder victim had moved the Supreme Court seeking to shift the trial to Chandigarh, saying he would not get a fair hearing in Jammu The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir government on a petition to shift the trial of the eight accused in the Kathua gang rape and murder case out of the state and ordered protection for the victim’s family and their lawyer. Even as the trial got underway on Monday in a Kathua court,…

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