2024 rape-murder of Puducherry minor girl: Accused youth convicted
A Fast Track Court in Puducherry convicted Kaka alias Karnas on April 30, 2026, for the 2024 rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl. The accused was found guilty of gang rape, murder, kidnapping, and charges under the POCSO Act. The court has scheduled the sentencing phase for May 5, 2026.
- ▪The Special Judge at the Puducherry Fast Track Court, M.D. Sumathi, convicted Kaka alias Karnas in the 2024 rape and murder case of a minor girl.
- ▪Karnas was found guilty of gang rape, murder, kidnapping, and multiple provisions under the POCSO Act.
- ▪The court reserved May 5, 2026, for sentencing the convicted accused.
- ▪This case involved the brutal assault and killing of a nine-year-old girl in Puducherry in 2024.
- ▪Karnas is the lone surviving accused in this high-profile criminal case.
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Special Judge of Fast Track Court in Puducherry, M.D. Sumathi, on Thursday (April 30, 2026), found the lone surviving accused Kaka alias Karnas guilty of all charges in the sensational case of rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in 2024 in the Union Territory.The judge found the accused guilty of charges including gang rape, murder, kidnapping, and under other relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Later, she posted the case to May 5 for sentencing of the accused.
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