The bodies of two girls - a 16-year-old and a 14-year-old - were found hanging - an apparent case of death by suicide after being forced to drink liquor and sexually assaulted - from a tree in a village in the Kotwali area of UP's Kanpur district.
BJP MLA Ramdular Gond News: In a landmark judgment, Ramdular Gond, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA representing the Dudhi seat in Sonbhadar, Uttar Pradesh, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison and fined Rs 10 lakh for the rape of a minor girl. The MP-MLA Court of Sonbhadra, after an exhaustive eight-year trial, delivered the verdict, ordering the complete fine amount to be paid to the victim.
A committee comprising three women officials from the district administration had conducted the preliminary inquiry into the allegations levelled by the complainant.