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2mo ago

Faridabad Court Sentences Singh Raj to Life for 2022 Kidnapping-Murder of Dalit Woman

A recorded confession with corroborating phone location data underpinned the conviction.

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Overview

  • Additional Sessions Judge Purushottam Kumar awarded a life term and a ₹2.1 lakh fine after finding Singh Raj guilty in the 2022 case.
  • The court convicted him under IPC sections 302, 364 and 201, as well as Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
  • Investigators presented a family-recorded phone confession, matching cell-tower locations and testimony from 29 witnesses.
  • The victim from Bhupani disappeared on December 31, 2021; her remains were recovered on January 6, 2022, and Raj was arrested the next day after allegedly dumping the body near the Agra Canal.
  • Police say he confessed to additional killings, including three minors between 2019 and 2021, with those separate cases still pending in court.