page_title: Kathua rape case
section_title: Aftermath and analysis
hierarchical_section_title: Kathua rape case / Aftermath and analysis
caption_attribution_description: English: Memorial for the Kathua Rape Case at the Indian Consulate in Munich, Germany organised by Indian expats in the city.
context_page_description: The Kathua rape case refers to the abduction, rape, and murder of an 8-year-old girl, Asifa Bano, in Rasana village near Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, India, in January 2018. A chargesheet for the case was filed, the accused were arrested and the trial began in Kathua on 16 April 2018. The victim belonged to the nomadic Bakarwal community. She disappeared for a week before her body was discovered by the villagers a kilometer away from the village. The incident made national news when charges were filed against eight men in April 2018. The arrests of the accused led to protests by the Panthers Party, along with other local groups. One of the protests, in support of the accused, was attended by two ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party, both of whom later resigned. The rape and murder, as well as the support the accused received, sparked widespread outrage. On 10 June 2019, six of the seven defendants were convicted and one acquitted. Three of those convicted were sentenced to life in prison and three to five years.
caption: Memorial for the Kathua rape victim at the Indian Consulate in Munich, Germany
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