New Delhi: Brajesh Thakur, who was sentenced to life for sexually assaulting several girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, has approached the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction in the case. A Delhi court had in February sentenced Thakur to life imprisonment after he was found guilty under Sections 376 (rape), 376D […]
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Muzaffarpur shelter home case: 11 convicts including Brajesh Thakur get life term
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday sent eleven convicts to jail for life in connection with sexual and physical assault of several girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Additional Session Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha of the Saket court, also ordered imprisonment of NGO owner Brajesh Thakur and five others for the remainder of […]
Muzaffarpur home case: Brajesh Thakur jailed for rest of life
New Delhi: A court here on Tuesday sentenced NGO owner Brajesh Thakur to imprisonment for the remainder of his life in connection with the sexual and physical assault of several girls at his shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. Additional Session Judge Saurabh Kulshrestha had on January 20 convicted 19 accused including Thakur and nine […]
Delhi court convicts 19 including Brajesh Thakur in Bihar shelter home case
New Delhi: The Saket court in Delhi on Monday convicted 19 accused, including high-profile Brajesh Thakur, in connection with the alleged sexual and physical assaults on girl inmates at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district. The judge has slated the matter for arguments on quantum of sentence on January 28. Thakur is the owner of […]
ED may soon attach properties of Muzaffarpur horror key accused
New Delhi : The Enforcement Directorate (ED) may soon attach the properties of Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case key accused Brajesh Thakur, who is currently lodged in a high security jail in Punjab, an official said on Tuesday. The ED official’s remarks came two days after it questioned Thakur in the Patiala jail on Sunday […]
Muzaffarpur shelter home horror accused leaves for Patiala
Bhagalpur (Bihar) : Escorted by 12 policemen, Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur horror case, set out for a high security prison in Punjab from Bhagalpur on Thursday following a Supreme Court order, police said. Thakur, who was lodged in the Bhagalpur Central Jail since October, boarded the Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express at midnight […]
SC directs shifting of Muzaffarpur horror accused Brajesh Thakur to Patiala prison
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the shifting of Brajesh Thakur — the main accused in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case — to Patiala prison from Bihar’s Bhagalpur jail. A bench headed by Justice Madan B. Lokur ordered Thakur’s shifting to the high security prison in Punjab, despite the defence counsel suggesting […]
Why shouldn’t Muzaffarpur case accused be transferred to jail outside Bihar: SC
New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday said Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, was obstructing the probe and asked why he should not be shifted to a jail outside Bihar. Perusing the CBI status report, a bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak […]
Patna HC again pulls up CBI in Muzaffarpur case
Patna : The Patna High Court on Wednesday again pulled up the CBI for giving an unsatisfactory explanation for the transfer of a CBI officer probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case. The court has also directed the probe agency to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) for the case. A division bench of Chief […]
Muzaffarpur case: Main accused fears threat to life
Patna : Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case, on Saturday said there was a threat to his life as he was currently lodged in jail along with Maoist rebels. “I strongly fear threat to my life in the jail,” Thakur informed the local court when he was produced before […]