Indian court finds six guilty in Kathua child rape and murder

Six of eight men accused of rape, torture and murder of an eight year old muslim girl in Indian administered Kashmir have been found guilty in a special convened fast track court.

The victim, who belonged to a Muslim nomadic tribe, was found in a forest near Kathua city in January 2018.

The case made headlines when Hindu right wing groups and lawyers protested over the arrest of the eight men.

All of them had pleaded not guilty to the charges against them.