The video of the incident is making rounds on social media in which a girl wearing a burqa can be seen trying to escape from the attack by the Muslim mob.
A Hindu woman has lodged a complaint stating that one Shah Alam posed as a Brahmin to entrap her in a relationship, subsequently raping her and pressurising her to embrace Islam.
The accused has been charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, POCSO, 2012, and also SC/ST Act. The Hindus meanwhile asked the local administration to take action against the accused after which the latter's illegal property was razed to ground.
Despite acknowledging the heinous nature of the rape and murder of the girl, the Orissa High Court highlighted the circumstantial basis of the case and the absence of premeditation.
Earlier, on April 16, the Rupnagar Police, in a joint operation with the state special operating cell (SSOC) in Mohali, arrested two Pakistani-backed operatives in connection with this high-profile murder case.
On Sunday (23rd June), the woman who filed a police complaint against her husband accused him and her in-laws of physically and mentally torturing her for dowry. However, the woman's husband has refuted the allegations, accusing her of having extramarital affairs.