A court in Pathankot gave the following sentences to the 'beasts' involved in the case, after finding them guilty at the end of a year long in-camera trial:-
(a) Sanji Ram - the mastermind and the caretaker of the temple where the ghastly crime
took place. Life imprisonment.
(b) Deepak Khajuria - a Special Police Officer. Life imprisonment.
(c) Parwesh Kumar - a civilian. Life imprisonment.
(d) Anand Dutta - SI. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(e) Tilak Raj - Head Constable. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(f) Surender Verma - Special Police Officer. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(g) Vishal Jangotra - 15 yr old son of Sanji Ram, acquitted, giving him the benefit of doubt.
Background.
An 8 year old girl belonging to the Bakharwal nomadic tribe, who was grazing the horses in the outskirts of the Rasana village, lost track of the animals. A teenager offered to show her the horses and as she followed him, she was abducted and kept in captivity in the temple (Exclusively manned by Sanji Ram) for four days. She was sedated, gang raped repeatedly and later, bludgeoned to death.
The anatomy of the case.
10 Jan '18 The 8 year old was abducted.
12 Jan The Hiranagar police station registers an FIR based on the father's complaint.
17 Jan (a) The lifeless body of the little girl, brutally gang raped was retrieved from the
forest, nearby.
(b) An adolescent picked up, by the police, from the area.
22 Jun Rumours about higher ups being involved pushed the case to the Crime Branch.
Sanji Ram and the police personnel - the seven accused - surrendered to the SIT.
16 Feb The Hindu Ekta Manch comes in support of one of the accused.
01 Mar The Hindu Ekta Manch protests against the arrest of the accused by the Crime
Branch. The BJP ministers in the Mehbooba Mufti government Lal Singh and
Chander Prakash Ganga join the protests.
09 Apr A section of the advocates tries to stop the police from submitting the charge
sheet.
14 Apr The two BJP ministers who took part in the rally, supporting the accused,
resign.
16 Apr The case proceedings begin in the Kathua District Court. The proceedings
needed to be carried out in utmost secrecy, it said.
07 May The Supreme Court transfers the case to the Pathankot District Sessions Court.
Highlights the need for secrecy and a quick dispensation of justice.
31 May Trial begins at the Pathankot court.
05 Oct '18 The affidavit submitted by the accused to start a new investigation thrown out
by the Supreme Court.
09 Jun '19 The trial ends.
Thank God, the guilty have met their nemesis. The question that has risen now is as to whether the 'beasts' require to be hung rather than being let off (?) with a life imprisonment?
Li'l one, I grieve for you even now as I feel that we've collectively let you down in not ensuring your safety from the violent death that you'd to undergo. My prayers and tears! Hope your near and dear ones have been able to come out of their shock!!
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm, gone through our chores and we were ready well in time. had gone to town to finish quite a bit of pending jobs like collecting the dry cleaned clothes, updating the pass books, carrying out a neft to Paulson and dropping the cheque at the bank. Missed Sheena's smiling face and who was a great help during my visits, called her up and thanked her later at her new bank at Thrissur. Wasn't she thrilled?
Annie was in and finished up her job well before 5. Meanwhile, Bijeesh had come by to sort out the existing plumbing/electrical defects.
(a) Sanji Ram - the mastermind and the caretaker of the temple where the ghastly crime
took place. Life imprisonment.
(b) Deepak Khajuria - a Special Police Officer. Life imprisonment.
(c) Parwesh Kumar - a civilian. Life imprisonment.
(d) Anand Dutta - SI. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(e) Tilak Raj - Head Constable. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(f) Surender Verma - Special Police Officer. 5 yr jail term and Rs.50,000/- fine.
(g) Vishal Jangotra - 15 yr old son of Sanji Ram, acquitted, giving him the benefit of doubt.
Background.
An 8 year old girl belonging to the Bakharwal nomadic tribe, who was grazing the horses in the outskirts of the Rasana village, lost track of the animals. A teenager offered to show her the horses and as she followed him, she was abducted and kept in captivity in the temple (Exclusively manned by Sanji Ram) for four days. She was sedated, gang raped repeatedly and later, bludgeoned to death.
The anatomy of the case.
10 Jan '18 The 8 year old was abducted.
12 Jan The Hiranagar police station registers an FIR based on the father's complaint.
17 Jan (a) The lifeless body of the little girl, brutally gang raped was retrieved from the
forest, nearby.
(b) An adolescent picked up, by the police, from the area.
22 Jun Rumours about higher ups being involved pushed the case to the Crime Branch.
Sanji Ram and the police personnel - the seven accused - surrendered to the SIT.
16 Feb The Hindu Ekta Manch comes in support of one of the accused.
01 Mar The Hindu Ekta Manch protests against the arrest of the accused by the Crime
Branch. The BJP ministers in the Mehbooba Mufti government Lal Singh and
Chander Prakash Ganga join the protests.
09 Apr A section of the advocates tries to stop the police from submitting the charge
sheet.
14 Apr The two BJP ministers who took part in the rally, supporting the accused,
resign.
16 Apr The case proceedings begin in the Kathua District Court. The proceedings
needed to be carried out in utmost secrecy, it said.
07 May The Supreme Court transfers the case to the Pathankot District Sessions Court.
Highlights the need for secrecy and a quick dispensation of justice.
31 May Trial begins at the Pathankot court.
05 Oct '18 The affidavit submitted by the accused to start a new investigation thrown out
by the Supreme Court.
09 Jun '19 The trial ends.
Thank God, the guilty have met their nemesis. The question that has risen now is as to whether the 'beasts' require to be hung rather than being let off (?) with a life imprisonment?
Li'l one, I grieve for you even now as I feel that we've collectively let you down in not ensuring your safety from the violent death that you'd to undergo. My prayers and tears! Hope your near and dear ones have been able to come out of their shock!!
Tailpiece.
Had got up with the alarm, gone through our chores and we were ready well in time. had gone to town to finish quite a bit of pending jobs like collecting the dry cleaned clothes, updating the pass books, carrying out a neft to Paulson and dropping the cheque at the bank. Missed Sheena's smiling face and who was a great help during my visits, called her up and thanked her later at her new bank at Thrissur. Wasn't she thrilled?
Annie was in and finished up her job well before 5. Meanwhile, Bijeesh had come by to sort out the existing plumbing/electrical defects.
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