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Kerala court sentences man who raped and killed while on bail to death
A court in Kerala on Tuesday sentenced to death a 29-year-old man for the brutal rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in Aluva, bringing the curtain down on a grisly murder that shook the southern state and sparked sweeping outrage. Asafaq Alam, a migrant worker from Bihar who was out on bail in connection with a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for molesting a minor girl in Delhi when he committed the crime in Aluva, was convicted by the court on November 4. He was found guilty on all 16 counts against him, including rape, carnal intercourse against the order of nature, murder, abduction, indignity to human corpse, destruction of evidence and sections 5(m), 5(i), 5(l) of Pocso and section 77 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. Special public prosecutor G Mohanraj said the death sentence will be carried out after a confirmation from the high court.
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Kerala Doctor Stabbed To Death By Man In Custody, High Court Terms It 'Failure Of Police'
The Kerala High Court today reacted sharply to the brutal murder of a doctor who was stabbed to death on Wednesday at a taluk hospital in Kottarakkara area of Kollam district. The doctor was stabbed by a school teacher under suspension. Reacting to the murder, the High Court said that the incident is a failure of the system and the police to protect doctors. The court made the remark during a special sitting to consider the recent attacks on doctors in the State on Wednesday.
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War of words, ‘cash rewards’ over ‘The Kerala Story’ film. Top points
The content of the upcoming Hindi film ‘The Kerala Story’ has snowballed into a massive political backlash, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress opposing the film.
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Kerala Gets Its 1st Vande Bharat Train, PM Launches Water Metro: 10 Facts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express train from Thiruvananthapuram. The PM also inaugurated the Kochi Water Metro, a one-of-its-kind project that connects 10 islands through electric hybrid boats.
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PM Modi's Big Outreach In Kerala, Will Meet Christian Leaders
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Kerala's Kochi, where he landed this evening for a two-day visit. Visuals from the spot showed the Prime Minster -- surrounded by security personnel -- walking the road lined with cheering supporters in what was clearly a departure from his usual practice of riding an open-top vehicle. Dressed in traditional Kerala attire, PM Modi was seen waving to people on both sides of the 2-km route from the INS Garuda naval air station to the venue of a youth programme. PM Modi had landed at the naval air station after 5 pm. The BJP expects.
