‘Barbaric act’: Karnataka HC upholds death penalty in minor’s 2021 rape-murder case

The Karnataka High Court has upheld the death penalty for three men convicted of the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. A division bench dismissed their appeals, describing the act as barbaric and emphasizing that a lesser sentence would send a wrong message to society.

‘Barbaric act’: Karnataka HC upholds death penalty in minor’s 2021 rape-murder case
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the death penalty for three men convicted of the gangrape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. A division bench dismissed their appeals, describing the act as barbaric and emphasizing that a lesser sentence would send a wrong message to society.