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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 20, 2006
India

INDIA. HIGH COURT AWARDS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE

the Guwahati High court, India, confirmed the death sentence, awarded to Mithu Kalita, for murdering and raping a minor girl in Morigaon.

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the Guwahati High court, India, confirmed the death sentence, awarded to Mithu Kalita, for murdering and raping a minor girl in Morigaon. It was alleged that the victim had gone to a marriage party when the accused took her out to a nearby bamboo grove and attempted to rape her. As the girl cried for help he killed her and dumped the body in a nearby pond.
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  • (Sources: webindia123.com, 20/02/2006)