2021 teen murder: Hair clumps at crime spot indicate brutal assault on Jhanvi Kukreja, says court

MUMBAI: (Feb 4) Scattered bunches of hair found at the crime spot proved to be "clinching evidence" to show Mumbai teenager Jhanvi Kukreja was brutally assaulted before her murder in 2021, a city court held while sentencing her friend Shree Jogdhankar to life imprisonment in the case.

The court, however, acquitted the victim's other friend and co-accused in the case, Diya Padalkar, noting her "complicity in the commission of the crime" was doubtful.

The sentence was pronounced on Saturday, and a detailed court order was made available on Tuesday.