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Gangster Jitender Maan Gogi was shot dead by two rival assailants disguised as lawyers inside a Delhi courtroom on 24 September 2021, leading to a police retaliation that killed both attackers. The Delhi Police Crime Branch submitted a chargesheet regarding the murder in the Rohini court as reported on 23 December 2021, and the case against the deceased remains closed.
A special POCSO court in Shimla convicted Anil Kumar alias Neelu Charani for the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kotkhai. On 19 June 2021, the court sentenced him to life imprisonment until death for the crimes.
An Azamgarh court sentenced a man to death for the murder of three members of a family, including a four-month-old infant, following a sexual assault.
The Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Shabnam, a teacher, and her partner Salim for the murder of seven members of her family in 2008 due to a property dispute and family opposition to their marriage.
A special court in Pune acquitted gangster Gajanan Marne and 21 others in connection with the 2014 murder of Amol Hari Badhe.
In October 2020, the Warangal Sessions Court convicted Sanjay Kumar Yadav and sentenced him to death for the murder of nine migrant workers, a crime committed to conceal an initial murder. The trial concluded within 36 days of the commencement of hearings, and as reported on 11 December 2020, Yadav was also sentenced to life imprisonment in a separate sexual assault case.
The case involves the 2008 double murder of Aarushi Talwar and domestic help Hemraj Banjade in Noida. It is frequently cited in discussions regarding the impact of sustained, aggressive media coverage on high-profile criminal investigations.
In the 2012 Delhi gang-rape and murder case, the Supreme Court of India upheld the death sentences of four convicts in May 2017. Following the exhaustion of all legal remedies, the four convicts were executed by hanging at Tihar Jail on 20 March 2020.
The Crime Branch Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigated the custodial death of 29-year-old Sreejith S R in Varapuzha, Kerala, in April 2018. Four police officers have been charged with murder in connection with the incident.
Former Jharkhand minister Gopal Krishna Patar, alias Raja Peter, and several others were arrested by the National Investigation Agency for allegedly masterminding and executing the 2008 murder of JD(U) leader Ramesh Singh Munda in Bundu, Ranchi. The National Investigation Agency filed a chargesheet against Raja Peter as reported on 03 April 2018. As reported on 07 November 2019, former Maoist leader Kundan Pahan, incarcerated for his role in the killing, sought court permission to contest the Tamar assembly elections.
In a 2012 attempt-to-murder and extortion case, gangster Chhota Rajan and five others were accused of firing at Mumbai hotelier B R Shetty. On 20 August 2019, a special MCOCA court in Mumbai convicted all six individuals and sentenced them to eight years of imprisonment.
Six men who were previously convicted for the 2002 Akshardham temple attack were cleared of all murder and terrorism charges by the Supreme Court in an order overturning its previous judgment.
The case involves the conviction of two men for the 2007 rape and murder of a BPO employee in Pune. The state government and Union of India contested claims of inordinate delay in the execution of the death penalty before the Bombay High Court.
In the Kathua case concerning the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, the District and Sessions Court convicted six of the seven accused on 10 June 2019. On the same date, three of the convicted individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment, while the other three were sentenced to five years of imprisonment.
This case concerns the rape and murder of a minor in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. Various groups and individuals, including bar association panels and political figures, have campaigned for the case to be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) rather than local authorities, a matter which reached the Supreme Court for adjudication.
The Supreme Court acquitted six individuals who had been sentenced to death in 2009 for the 2003 murder of five members of a family, including a minor girl. The court overturned its own previous judgment in a rare reversal.
Seven individuals were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of two cousins, Gaurav and Sachin, in Kawal village. The killings occurred on August 27, 2013, and were described as a catalyst for the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots.
Ankur Padia was accused of the abduction and murder of a child named Rudraksh. A trial court upheld the death sentence previously awarded to the accused.
This case concerns the death of Udayakumar, who died in police custody at the Fort Police Station in Thiruvananthapuram in 2005. The trial court convicted two police officers for his murder and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
The CBI prosecuted gangster Chhota Rajan and others for the June 2011 murder of Mumbai journalist Jyotirmoy Dey. On 2 May 2018, a special MCOCA court in Mumbai convicted Rajan and eight others for the crime, while former journalist Jigna Vora was acquitted.
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