Verdict in Mattoo murder case reserved

A division bench of judges RS Sodhi and PK Bhasin reserve the verdict after the conclusion of arguments.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its judgement in the case related to the murder of Priyadarshini Mattoo in New Delhi in 1996.

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A division bench of judges RS Sodhi and PK Bhasin reserved the verdict after the conclusion of arguments by the prosecution and defence counsels.

Santosh Singh, son of a retired senior police official, is the main accused in the high-profile case.

Mattoo, a law student at the Campus Law Centre of Delhi University, was raped and then strangulated to death on the evening of Jan 23, 1996 at her residence in Vasant Kunj of South Delhi.