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The crime took place on July 13, 2016 when 15-year-old was abducted, raped, mutilated and killed, sparking off a casteist and political furore in Maharashtra LATEST NEWS  : A Special Court on Wednesday awarded death sentence to all three accused convicted in the rape and brutal murder of a 15-year-old school girl in Kopardi village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district in 2016. Jitendra alias Pappu Babulal Shinde, 26, Santosh Gorkha Bhawal, 30, and Nitin Gopinath Bhailume, 28, were sentenced to death for rape, conspiracy, murder and other crimes, Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam told the media after the verdict. Earlier, finding them guilty on November 18, Ahmednagar District and Sessions Judge Suvarna Keole, pronounced the verdict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act before a packed courtroom. The judge has allowed the convicts to appeal before the Bombay High Court. "We shall challenge not only the verdict but the enti...

Went to Latur for a statewide campaign to reach out to farmers; chopper developed a technical snag Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' helicopter crash landed at Nilanga in Latur district on Wednesday after it suffered a snag, but he escaped unhurt. "Our helicopter did meet with an accident in Latur but me and my team is absolutely safe and ok. Nothing to worry," Fadnavis tweeted after the mishap. A senior official of the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) said it was an accident and the chopper suffered substantial damage. Fadnavis had gone to Latur in Marathwada for the BJP's 'Shivar Samwad Sabha', a statewide campaign to reach out to farmers. "I am safe. There was a minor accident involving the helicopter. People shouldn't believe in rumours," Fadnavis later told media persons. The chopper developed a technical snag while taking off from the helipad at Nilanga where the chief minister had gone for an event. ...