Delhi, April 18: Delhi High Court has ordered media houses who had revealed the identity of Kathua rape case victim and to whom notices were issued to pay Rs 10 lakh each to the court. According to ANI, the Court will transfer the amount to J&K victims compensation fund. On April 13, Delhi Court had issued notices to media houses for leaking the identity of the 8-year old girl, who was gang-raped in Kathua district, in Jammu & Kashmir.

The High Court, in its notices to media houses, had sought their response as to why no action should be taken against them. The minor girl from the Bakerwal Muslim community was allegedly abducted near her home and then taken to forests next to Rasana village in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, where she was reportedly drugged, raped and strangulated to death, on January 10.

Deepika S Rajawat , the lawyer representing the family of the deceased has been threatened . She was quoted as saying, "I don't know how long I will be alive. I can be raped...My modesty can be outraged. I can be killed, I can be damaged. I was threatened yesterday that 'we will not forgive you'. I am going to tell the Supreme Court tomorrow that I am in danger."

The victim's father had also requested the Supreme Court to shift the trial to Chandigarh, citing a backlash and security fears for his family. There has been wide-spread protests across the nation, with celebrities, politicians and common people demanding stringent action against the accused.

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