Medical examination sought for eighth accused in Kathua Rape and Murder Case
Prosecution in the Kathua rape and muder case has objected to the claim of one of the accused that he is a juvenile and requested the trial court to order his medical examination to determine his age. Crime branch SSP Ramesh Kumar Jalla of Jammu police also appeared before the trial court and assured the court that the police would ensure the presence of witnesses in future. Upset over the non-presence of 17 prosecution witnesses before the court, district and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh summoned the SSP. The latter was asked to explain prosecution’s casual approach towards the trial of such a crucial case. An eight-year-old girl from the minority nomadic community was kidnapped on January 10 and allegedly raped in captivity and then murdered at a village temple in Kathua district. -PTC News
