Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Three Sentenced to Death for Rape and Murder in Chhattisgarh
A court in Chhattisgarh sentenced three men to death for the rape and killing of a woman and her 12-year-old daughter.
The court said the crime was extremely brutal and called it one of the rarest cases.
The victims were found after the woman’s husband reported them missing.
The prosecution said the attack may have been connected to a dispute with police.
The court said the victims were unable to defend themselves.
It also considered the main convict’s past criminal cases.
A fourth person was named as an accused by prosecutors, but was not among the three people given death sentences in this report.
A Chhattisgarh trial court sentenced Kuldeep Sahu, Phool Singh and Chandrakanth Chaudhary to death for the rape and murders of a woman and her 12-year-old daughter.
The judge classified the crime as a “rarest of the rare” case, citing its extreme brutality and the victims’ vulnerability.
The prosecution said the crimes followed a dispute involving Sahu and police, and alleged the attack was motivated by revenge.
The bodies were identified the day after the woman and girl were reported missing; post-mortem examinations concluded both deaths were homicides.
The court cited Sahu’s criminal history and said the three convicts had no chance of reformation; a fourth accused was also named in the prosecution’s account.
- Who
- Kuldeep Sahu, Phool Singh and Chandrakanth Chaudhary were sentenced; the victims were a woman and her 12-year-old daughter.
- What
- A trial court sentenced three people to death for rape and murder.
- When
- The crimes occurred in 2024; the article does not state the judgment date.
- Where
- Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh, India.
- Why
- The court cited the extreme brutality of the crimes and classified them as a “rarest of the rare” case. Prosecutors alleged the attack was linked to revenge against police.
Court and prosecution findings
Defense position
Basis for the death sentences
Court and prosecution findings
The judge said the crime was exceptionally brutal and that the convicts had no chance of reformation, placing the case in the “rarest of the rare” category.
Defense position
The article does not report a defense response or arguments opposing the sentences.
Alleged motive
Court and prosecution findings
Prosecutors alleged the attack was connected to revenge against police after an earlier confrontation involving Sahu.
Defense position
The article does not provide a response from the accused or their lawyers on the alleged motive.
- Sentence
- Death penalty for three convicts
- Convicts named
- Kuldeep Sahu, Phool Singh and Chandrakanth Chaudhary
- Victims
- A woman and her 12-year-old daughter
- Location
- Surajpur, Chhattisgarh
- Incident year
- 2024
- Court’s classification
- “Rarest of the rare”
- Other accused named by prosecution
- Aryan Vishwakarma, alias Goldy