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Seven sentenced to death in Rohtak gang-rape and murder case

by IBNS 21 Dec 2015, 08:23 pm

Chandigarh, Dec 22 (IBNS) A special court in Rohtak has sentenced seven men to death for the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a mentally challenged Nepalese woman, reports said.

One of the accused, a 17-year-old, is being tried by the Juvenile Justice Board of Haryana.

On December 18, the judge, Seema Singhal, pronounced the men -- including Nepal national Santosh Kumar -- guilty of gang-rape, unnatural sex, murder and destruction of evidence. The quantum of punishment was declared on Monday.

The body of the 28-year-old woman - who had come from Nepal for medical treatment and was staying with her relatives - was found in Bahu Akbarpur village on February 4. Doctors said she had been stunned by a blow to the head and then gang-raped. Sticks, stones and condoms were found inserted in her body.

When found, the body had been half eaten by wild animals - her arms, part of the left side and key organs were missing.

Tardy investigation in the case led to massive outrage among the locals,  Despite the family reporting the woman missing, the police had failed to lodge a case. A case was filed three days later, only after the body was found.

Later, the police arrested eight men. A ninth had committed suicide before he could be arrested. Another was found to be a minor in course of trial.