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State vs Karthik — Mysuru Dasara child rape and murder case

A Mysuru POCSO special court sentenced 32-year-old Karthik to death on 18 October 2026 for the kidnapping, rape, and murder of a nine-year-old balloon seller during the 2025 Mysuru Dasara festival. The court delivered this verdict based on CCTV and digital evidence confirming the convict had brutally stabbed the victim 27 times.

State vs Trio — Hampi rape-murder case

A district court in Koppal sentenced three men to death on 16 February 2026 for the 2025 gang rape of an Israeli tourist and an Indian woman, and the murder of a tourist guide in Hampi. The court described the crimes as controlled savagery in its verdict delivered on 16 February 2026.