Brothers sentenced to death for raping girls and burning them in coal furnaces

The teenager disappeared on the morning of August 2, 2023, while grazing cattle in her village

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Two brothers in India were sentenced to death for gang-raping a 14-year-old girl and then burning her alive in a coal furnace.

The brothers, identified only as Kalu (25) and Kanha (21) in published reports, were arraigned on Monday, May 20, by a special Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act (POCSO) court in Bhilwara district in Rajasthan condemned Hindustan JustThe The Hindu and India Today.

Seven other defendants were acquitted after being accused of assisting in the disposal of the girl’s body. The Hindu. According to India Today, special public prosecutor Mahaveer Singh Kishnawat said he plans to appeal against the acquittal.

The teenager disappeared on the morning of August 2, 2023 while tending to livestock in her village The HinduA search followed and her family found her shoes near a coal oven. They found pieces of bone and a charred bracelet in the burning oven The Hindu.

According to India Today, police found some of the teenager’s body parts in a pond two days later.

The brothers who looked after the coal kiln admitted to police that after throwing the victim into the kiln, they dumped some of her remains in a pond to hinder the police investigation. The Hindu.

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According to India Today, a forensic examination revealed that the girl was still alive before she was thrown into the oven.

Authorities said she was struck in the head with a stick The Hindu.

“There is no place for crime and criminals in Rajasthan,” wrote Prime Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, according to X The Hindu. “If anyone dares to commit a crime, he will not be spared under any circumstances.”

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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