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| Hannah Foster case: Verdict on Mond |
| Hannah Foster case: Verdict on Monday
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| INDIA
, 22-November-2008
0:40:15 AM |
| The rape and murder of 17-year-old schoolgirl, Hannah Foster in Britain had made headlines in India four years ago. Hannah who was doing her A levels, was kidnapped, raped and then murdered on March 14, 2003 in Southampton.
The prime accused, an NRI, Maninderpal Singh Kohli, who worked as a delivery man near Hannah's house, was arrested after her parents launched a relentless campaign in India, for information on him. He had escaped Britain to hide himself near Darjeeling.
Kohli was extradited to the UK last year, and his defence among other things has said he was abducted by a gang of men, who then forced him to have sex with Hannah.
The case is now winding up after a trial in a court in Winchester. The jury is expected to give its verdict this Monday. But it has surely done nothing for the image of the Indian immigrant community in UK.
"It is very embarrassing for us," said Harcharan Rai, resident of Southampton.
The laws in the UK forbid Hannah's parents from giving any statements to the press as it could prejudice the jury and cause a retrial. But they hope the verdict on Monday will give them some sense of closure in their daughter's tragic death
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