Kathua rape-and-murder case: Father of 8-yr-old girl moves Punjab HC

CHANDIGARH: The father of an eight-year-old girl, who was raped and murdered in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district last year, moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday seeking enhancement of sentence imposed on six convicts and also challenging the acquittal of one accused.

The petitioner has requested the court to enhance the sentence of Sanji Ram, Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar from life imprisonment to capital punishment, his counsel Utsav Bains said. (AGENCIES)

 

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