Mumbai: 3 convicted in Kopardi rape, murder case

Mumbai: A sessions court in Ahmednagar convicted the three accused in the Kopardi rape case of July 2016. 

The court found the trio guilty of brutally raping and then murdering a 15-year-old girl who belonged to the Maratha community. The trial saw the deposition of various witnesses, which included the family of the girl and residents of the village where the gruesome incident took place. The court will hold the hearing for quantum of punishment on November 21 and 22 and is expected to announce the same on November 22.

According to special public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, during the trial the court was informed that while Jitendra alias Pappu Shinde (25) was the one who accosted and raped the girl, his accomplices Nitin Bhailume and Santosh Bhaval later joined him in raping the girl and then murdering her.