Court Judgment in Rape and Murder Case-
A 14-year-old young girl was brutally gang-raped by the three men on July 13 a year ago at Kopardi town in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. They additionally subject her body to many severe injuries and broke her bones and limbs and thereafter killed her after doing such serious & heinous crime.
- Court held all the three accused guilty of gang-raping and murdering a 14-year girl a year ago in Kopardi, Maharashtra. The incident had activated huge protest and strikes all over Maharashtra.
The court will sentence the three convicts on November 21.
- Mother of the deceased girl welcomed the decision of the court and said that she is happy and the justice is done but she wants the death penalty for all the accused and wants to set an example for others. NGO and social worker Anna Hazare had likewise a year ago looked for capital punishment for the three convicts.
- Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam was designated by the administration to deal with the case as it was sent to a fast-track court. CM Devendra Fadnavis had guaranteed the public of Maharashtra that the guilty people would not be saved.
- Jitendra Babulal Shinde, Santosh Gorakh Bhawal and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume were accused of gang-rape, criminal conspiracy and murder under Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act.
- The incident of such brutal crime trigger for the public and there was silent marches, candle march and all taken out by Maratha people group over the state. In spite of the fact that their battle additionally raised long-pending requests like reservation in instruction and occupations, the Kopardi case was featured in the walks, which had evoked an overpowering reaction, convincing every single political party to consider the development important.
