Gurugram Man Gets Life Term for Dalit Woman's Murder; Accused in Five Cases

• A Gurugram court sentenced Singh Raj to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman in December 2021.
• Raj, already accused in five murder cases, confessed to killing three minor girls between 2019-2021 after they protested his molestation attempts.
• He also confessed to murdering his uncle and cousin in 1987 but was acquitted in those cases due to lack of evidence.
• The Dalit woman was killed after she allegedly tried to extort money from Raj, who was working as a security guard at a private hospital.
• Key evidence included cell tower location data, 29 witnesses, and a recorded confession by Raj to the victim's family.

Why It Matters: A Gurugram court handed a life sentence to a man with a history of murder accusations for killing a Dalit woman.