The verdict within the Kathua rape and murder case has evoked strong reactions around the country. A Delhi court on Monday sentenced the 3 prime accused to lifestyles imprisonment, while the other three have been despatched to five years in jail.
The incident happened in January, last 12 months. An eight-year-old nomad woman from Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua was once abducted sedated, and gang-raped by means of the convicts before being bludgeoned to demise. According to the chargesheet, the lady was once used as a pawn to power out the Bakherwal Muslim (Gujjar- Bakherwal) nomads from the Kathua house of Jammu region.
The verdict has evoked strong reactions. While many really feel that the accused deserve capital punishment, there are also those that are towards it. Senior lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar, too, has voiced his opinion at the verdict. Talking at a e book launch, he mentioned that he doesn’t have any clear ideas about capital punishment — and whether it’s right or improper. However, he mentioned that capital punishment isn't an efficient deterrent, as a result of in international locations the place it is banned, the crime fee hasn’t higher. Also, in international locations the place capital punishment remains to be allowed, there was no dip within the crime fee. Hence, Javed Akhtar mentioned, he doesn’t know needless to say if the accused should were given capital punishment or no longer.
However, he's anxious concerning the ‘lifestyles imprisonment’ sentence. Javed Akhtar mentioned that incessantly, other people sentenced to lifestyles stroll out of the jail after two-three years. So, while lifestyles imprisonment is a severe punishment, he mentioned that the accused shouldn’t be allowed to stroll out after a few years.
The incident happened in January, last 12 months. An eight-year-old nomad woman from Jammu & Kashmir's Kathua was once abducted sedated, and gang-raped by means of the convicts before being bludgeoned to demise. According to the chargesheet, the lady was once used as a pawn to power out the Bakherwal Muslim (Gujjar- Bakherwal) nomads from the Kathua house of Jammu region.
The verdict has evoked strong reactions. While many really feel that the accused deserve capital punishment, there are also those that are towards it. Senior lyricist-screenwriter Javed Akhtar, too, has voiced his opinion at the verdict. Talking at a e book launch, he mentioned that he doesn’t have any clear ideas about capital punishment — and whether it’s right or improper. However, he mentioned that capital punishment isn't an efficient deterrent, as a result of in international locations the place it is banned, the crime fee hasn’t higher. Also, in international locations the place capital punishment remains to be allowed, there was no dip within the crime fee. Hence, Javed Akhtar mentioned, he doesn’t know needless to say if the accused should were given capital punishment or no longer.
However, he's anxious concerning the ‘lifestyles imprisonment’ sentence. Javed Akhtar mentioned that incessantly, other people sentenced to lifestyles stroll out of the jail after two-three years. So, while lifestyles imprisonment is a severe punishment, he mentioned that the accused shouldn’t be allowed to stroll out after a few years.
Javed Akhtar opens up on Kathua case verdict
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