A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to life-imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter. The man was convicted under the strict law against child-sex-abuse. "The scenario is horrific and when this horrific-offence comes to be committed by one's s own father, who for the child, is supposed to be saviour and protector, the resultant-physical, mental and psychological-damage is immeasurable and unfathomable," court said.

An Ahmedabad SIT Court today sentenced convict Yakub Pataliya to life imprisonment in the 2002 Godhra train burning case. Pataliya, who was arrested in 2018 in Godhra, was part of the mob that torched coach S-6 of Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002. The incident led to the deaths of 59 people, mostly kar sevaks, and triggered riots in Gujarat.

A Nawada court Friday sentenced two brothers to life imprisonment for throwing acid on a girl. Mohammad-Amir-Hasan and Mohammad-Ahsan-Alam were held guilty of the crime by Additional District and Sessions Judge (ADJ) Kaushalesh Kumar. The court also slapped a fine of Rs.3,20,000 on both of them, Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Anil Kumar said adding, that Rs.3,20,000 will be paid to the victim’s family.