'Shabby Investigation, Laconic Trial': Man Sentenced to Death in Child Rape-Murder Case Acquitted: Supreme Court of India
In a tragic incident from Mohanlalganj, Uttar Pradesh, in September 2012, a 12-year-old girl was found brutally raped and murdered. The dead body was discovered in the field of Harikrishna Sharma, while her chappals, underwear, and a water canister were recovered from the field cultivated by accused No. 1, Putai. The prosecution charged Putai and Dileep with rape and murder, initiating a trial based primarily on circumstantial evidence and DNA…
