Anand Dutta: News
Anand Dutta is a former police Sub-Inspector who was one of the accused persons in the Kathua gang rape and murder case. The controversial case stirred a massive outrage in the country. In January 2018, an eight-year-old nomadic girl was kidnapped, sedated, starved, and allegedly gang-raped in a small temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. The minor girl who belonged to the Bakarwal community was drugged for at least four days. Her body was found by villagers in a mutilated condition. Apart from Dutta, seven other men including a juvenile were involved in the incident. Dutta, along with two others - Surender Verma and Tilak Raj was sentenced to five years of imprisonment for alleged destruction of important evidence. Three other accused persons - Sanji Ram, Parvesh Kumar, and Deepak Khajuria were sentenced to 25 years of life imprisonment. Dutta and seven others were charged under Sections 328, 363, 343, 328, 120B, 302, 376D, and 201 of the Jammu and Kashmir State Ranbir Penal Code for murder, gangrape, and criminal conspiracy.
12 Jun 2019
Jammu And KashmirKathua rape case: Officer reveals how Sanji Ram was caught
Earlier this week, an eight-year-old girl who was repeatedly raped and brutally murdered finally got justice.
10 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua Case: 6 held guilty of 8-year-old's rape, murder
In what comes as a sigh of relief for those who have faith in the judiciary, Pathankot court on Monday convicted six of the seven accused in the horrific Kathua rape and murder case.
09 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua rape case: Victim died of asphyxiation, doctors tell court
In the ongoing trial surrounding the Kathua rape case, the doctors who conducted the autopsy of the eight-year-old victim, have revealed that she had been sexually assaulted and died of asphyxiation.
29 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua rape case: Crime branch to submit supplementary-chargesheet this week
Jammu and Kashmir Police's crime branch will be submitting its supplementary charge-sheet this week before the Pathankot court, which is hearing the gruesome case of rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January.
29 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua rape case: Accused to be produced before Pathankot court
The eight people accused in the case of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl from a minority nomadic community in J&K's Kathua will be produced before a court in Pathankot in Punjab on May 31 in accordance with the directions of the Supreme Court.
14 Apr 2018
India GateMehbooba Mufti wants fast-track court to hear Kathua rape case
J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti has requested the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to set up a fast track court to expedite the trial of the ghastly Kathua gangrape and murder.
12 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kathua horror: 8-year-old sedated, gang-raped, murdered brutally. Humanity just died.
The chargesheet in the gangrape-murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua, J&K, has revealed chilling details.
