In Mathura, a special SC/ST court sentenced a 50-year-old man to death for the 2020 abduction, rape, and murder of an eight-year-old Dalit girl. The court deemed it a "rarest of rare case" due to its brutality. The autopsy revealed horrific injuries, including severe damage to the victim's private parts and internal organs.
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