The doctors who conducted a postmortem on the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim told a court that the girl was sexually assaulted and she died of asphyxia, a lawyer has said. As many as 54 witnesses have deposed before the court so far in the ongoing trial in the brutal rape and murder of the girl.

Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti has written to the Chief Justice of J&K High Court, requesting to set up a fast track court to conclude the Kathua rape case trial within 90 days. Mufti also condemned the "heinous crime" during a function at the state's Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, saying, "There is something wrong with the society."

Delhi High Court has ordered media houses that were issued notices for revealing the identity of the Kathua rape victim to pay Rs 10 lakh each to the court. The amount will be transferred to Jammu and Kashmir Victim Compensation Fund, the bench said. The court further warned that anyone who discloses rape victim's identity can be imprisoned for 6 months.