Three of the six convicted in the rape-and-murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua were awarded life imprisonment by a special court in Pathankot today. The remaining three accused were sentenced to five years imprisonment. The seventh accused, Vishal, was acquitted by the court.

India Watch: 3 Convicts get life imprisonment, 3 get 5 yrs Jail in Kathua Case

Three main accused in Kathua rape and murder case, who were convicted by the district court in Pathankot earlier today, have been sentenced to life imprisonment while three others have been given 5-year jail term.

Kathua rape and murder case: 3 main convicts sentenced to life imprisonment; 5-year jail for others

Kathua rape and murder case: 3 main accused sentenced to life imprisonment; 5-year jail for others Three main accused in Kathua rape and murder case, who were convicted by the district court in Pathankot earlier today, have been sentenced to life imprisonment while three others have been given 5-year jail term.

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While the Pathankot special court has sentenced three to life imprisonment and the other three to five-year jail term, it acquitted the seventh accused Vishal Jangotra.

Vishal Jangotra acquitted in Kathua rape, murder case based on Zee News report  

The case, involving the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl from a nomadic community in Kathua district in January, was transferred by the Supreme Court from Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot

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