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Outrage across India over Rape & Murder of 8 Year old Kathua girl

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The groundswell of horror against the alleged bid to communalise the gory gang rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa + in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua grew across the country on Thursday as outrage reminiscent of the Nirbhaya protests erupted on social media. On a day when junior foreign minister and former Army chief Gen V K Singh spoke forcefully for the hapless victim, J&K deputy CM Nirmal Singh said he had called for an explanation from two BJP colleagues — Lal Singh and Chandar Prakash Ganga — but said they…

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VK Singh promises justice for Kathua girl, Congress questions ‘Modi’s silence’

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The eight-year-old girl was gang-raped thrice by her abductors, including a special police officer, inside a temple. The eight-year-old girl who was gang-raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district “will not be denied justice”, said union minister V K Singh on Thursday as outrage grew over the crime and split the state along communal lines. “We have failed..as humans. But she will not be denied justice,” said Singh, the junior foreign minister, in a tweet. Hindustan Times is not naming the murdered girl because of legal reasons. The…

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Abducted, held captive in temple, raped repeatedly: Charge sheet describes atrocities committed on Kathua girl

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The eight-year-old girl was continuously drugged and was gang-raped thrice by her abductors, including a special police officer, inside a temple. The charge sheet filed by the crime branch of the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) police before the chief judicial magistrate in Kathua district on the rape-murder of an eight-year-old girl reveals the depravity of the crime, which has polarised the Jammu region on communal lines. The girl, who belonged to the nomadic Muslim Bakarwal community, was kidnapped on 10 January while she was out grazing horses in a pasture…

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Jammu observes bandh, Rift in Chamber over Bar Association’s bandh call

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Jammu city observed a complete shutdown on Wednesday after a bandh was called by the Bar Association, Jammu, and other organisations over various issues, including illegal settlement of Rohingya refugees, Rasana rape-murder case, tribal settlements and the district status for Nowshera. Shops and commercial establishments remained closed throughout the day. Public transport too remained off the roads, causing problems to commuters. “Though we did not have official support of some key organisations, shopkeepers and transporters backed the bandh, making it complete and successful,” said Bar association president BS Slathia while…

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Politics over Kathua Rape-Murder leads to tension across Jammu

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The brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old Bakerwal girl has polarised the normally peaceful town of Jammu, with the local Bar Association calling for a bandh against what it termed the “targeting of minority Dogras” while the state police lodged a case on Tuesday against lawyers who allegedly tried to prevent it from filing a charge sheet against the accused. The high-profile case has even divided the state’s polity, with at least two BJP ministers in the Mehbooba Mufti government questioning the role of the police. The victim, who…

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Two soldiers killed, one injured after Pakistan Army resorts to heavy shelling in Akhnoor

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Two soldiers were killed in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said on Tuesday. The Pakistan Army resorted to heavy shelling and firing at Indian positions late on Monday in Akhnoor sector’s Khour area. “Two soldiers were killed and another injured. Our positions retaliated effectively and strongly. Firing exchanges continued for over an hour” the sources added.

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Poonch Bar, Rajouri Lawyers, Jammu Chamber disassociate from Jammu bandh call

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Poonch bar association on Tuesday welcomed the lodging of an FIR against their counterparts in Kathua who tried to block challan in Asifa rape-and-murder case yesterday. General Secretary Poonch bar association Sajad Chouhan said that they welcome the FIR lodged against the lawyers who prevented police from filing the charge sheet against accused in Asifa rape-and-murder case yesterday. He also dissociated from the Jammu bandh call issued by the Jammu high court bar association tomorrow. Talking to reports in Poonch, he said: “The crime branch should continue to investigate the…

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Amid high drama by lawyers, Crime Branch files charge-sheet in Kathua Rape-Murder case

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We filed charge-sheet against 7 accused: IGP Crime Kathua lawyers attempt to prevent filing of challan Jammu Bar calls shutdown on April 11 Amid high drama and protests by lawyers in court of Chief Judicial Magistrate to prevent filing of charge-sheet, the Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday filed charge-sheet against seven accused in the rape and murder of 8-year-old minor girl of Kathua. As some vehicles of Crime Branch including a 407 vehicle carrying seven accused entered the court complex in police protection to produce challan against them in…

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Traffic violators handed over Challans, Helmets

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After being strict with violators for two months, the traffic police on Thursday distributed crash helmets to the two-wheeler riders flouting the norm. Recently, most of the commuters have started wearing helmets after the strictness made by IGP (Traffic) Basant Rath. However, on Thursday, the police decided to distribute free helmets among traffic violators to make them realise its importance. “We have distributed 100 helmets to spread traffic awareness among the people. Helmets should be worn not just to avoid fine by the traffic police, but for one’s own safety,”…

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JU impasse ends, suspension order of five students revoked

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Students call off strike as varsity agrees to meet their demands Bringing an end to the ongoing stalemate on the campus, the University of Jammu (JU) on Wednesday agreed to the protesting students’ demands, including revocation of suspension of the five pupils who were allegedly involved in violence on the campus on March 23. The agitating students also gave it in writing that they would resume their classes from Thursday and there would be no further disruption to academic activity. However, a group of students have objected to the agreement…

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