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Mysuru Dasara Horror: Court Sentences Convict to Death for Rape and Murder of Minor
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News18•17-10-2026, 13:50
Mysuru Dasara Horror: Court Sentences Convict to Death for Rape and Murder of Minor
- •A 9-year-old girl selling balloons during the Mysuru Dasara festival last year was abducted, raped, and murdered.
- •Mysuru Fast Track Special Court judge Anil P. Vaghade pronounced the death sentence after charges were proven against the accused Karthik.
- •The Nazarbad Police arrested the accused within 24 hours of the incident, and during crime scene reconstruction, he was shot in the leg while trying to escape.
- •The court delivered the historic judgment under various serious sections of the POCSO Act and the BNS Act.
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Mysuru's Fast Track Special Court sentenced the convict, 32-year-old Karthik, to death after proving charges of abduction, rape, and murder against him.
The crime took place on October 9 during last year's Mysuru Dasara festival, where the victim's family from Kalaburagi was staying in a tent near the Dasara Exhibition grounds.
The Nazarbad Police arrested the accused, Karthik, within 24 hours of the incident. During a crime scene reconstruction, he attempted to escape and was shot in the leg by Sub-Inspector Jaikeerthi.
