HOW THE CASE UNFOLDED

Jan 10, 2018:

An 8-year-old girl goes missing in Kathua’s Rasana village after she takes horses for grazing

Mar 27:

The chief judicial magistrate of Kathua declares that Sangra be tried as a juvenile

Jan 17:

The girl’s body is found in a cowshed in the village. Post-mortem examination confirms rape

May 7:

SC transfers trial from Kathua to Pathankot after the victim’s family says they are being threatened.

Jan 19:

The J&K govt orders a magisterial probe into the case. The govt says Shubham Sangra, who claimed to be a minor, has been held. Medical board states that he was 19-23 years old at the time of the crime

Mar 10:

Protests erupt in Kathua over the incident

Mar 20:

Retd revenue official and Sangra’s uncle Sanji Ram surrenders after his son is also arrested in the case. In total, eight people are arrested

June 6, 2019

Special court convicts six of the seven accused being tried before it

Feb 7, 2020

SC stays proceed- ings before the Juvenile Justice Board against Sangra