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Court verdict in Rudraksh murder case: Boy’s parents burst into tears

MM Handa, a bank manager and his wife started crying with their 2-year-old son who was born after the heinous crime in their lap.

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February 28, 2018, 7:45 pm

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Parents of Rudraksh after the verdict.

Jaipur: The parents of seven-year-old Rudraksh who was kidnapped and brutally murdered in Kota more than three years ago broke into tears when a local court in Kota awarded death penalty to Ankur Padia, the main accused in the case.

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MM Handa, a bank manager and his wife started crying with their 2-year-old son who was born after the heinous crime in their lap.

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Rudraksh murder case: 7-year-old boy Rudraksh who was kidnapped and murdered in Kota in October,2014.

The Rajasthan police department also termed the verdict as historic and expressed satisfaction over the fact that the culprits had been served justice.

People in the town erupted in joy when they came to know about the court’s verdict.

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Court judgement in Rudraksh kidnap and murder case: Death penalty for Ankur Padia

“There could have been no other punishment for such a heinous crime. A 7-year-old boy was taken away from the world by a compulsive gambler. We could have accepted nothing less than the capital punishment,” said Srinand Prajapat, a Kota resident.

Anoop Padia was sentenced to life imprisonment, according to preliminary reports.

First published: February 26, 2018
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