Kathua rape and murder case | Parents of victim anguished as two convicts walk out on bail

The sentences of the two convicts were suspended, and they were released on bail under provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code

The parents of an , who was brutally raped and murdered in Kathua district of Jammu, are anguished that while their appeal for enhancement of sentence against six people remains unheard, two convicts were released on bail in the , described by a court as a "devilish and monstrous crime".

Mohammed Yusuf, who had adopted the eight-year-old girl, and Mohammed Akthar, her biological father, said they had heard that two culprits — former sub-inspector Anand Dutta and head constable Tilak Raj — had been released on bail by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which suspended the rest of pending an appeal.

"I am surprised that two accused have been left on bail. Our appeal for enhancement of sentence is still pending while their appeal has been addressed. I wonder whether poor people like us will ever be heard.