Hathras Rape and Murder Case: Main Accused Sandeep Gets Life Imprisonment, Three Others Acquitted
A special court here on Thursday sentenced the main accused in the 2020 Hathras rape-murder case to life imprisonment while acquitting three other accused.
Hathras, March 2: A special court here on Thursday sentenced the main accused in the 2020 Hathras rape-murder case to life imprisonment while acquitting three other accused.
The court held Sandeep (20) held guilty under section 304 of (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Peal Code and sections of the SC/ST Act. Hathras Case: CCTV Footage From District Hospital Where Victim Was First Taken is Lost.
The rape charge could not be proved against the prime accused, his advocate Munna Singh Pundir said. Ravi (35), Luv Kush (23) and Ramu (26) were acquitted in the case that triggered outrage, putting the Yogi Adityanath government in the dock.
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