HC upholds death sentence of man for rape, murder of minor
The Allahabad High Court has upheld the death sentence awarded to a man for the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Lucknow in 2012. The convict had injured her private parts and scratched her with his nails, before abandoning her body in a field. The HC also upheld the life sentence awarded to another convict in the case. 