Deepika Singh Rajawat is an Advocate in the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir. He is famous for handling the Kathua Rape Case in Kashmir. Let’s dig in detail and know about the details of Deepika Singh Rajawat.
Biography/Wiki
Apart from being an advocate, the 38-year-old advocate (as at 2018) is the Chairman of ‘Voice For Rights,’ an NGO working for human rights, and also works for ‘CRY,’ a Delhi-based NGO for the protection children’s rights.
Deepika Singh Rajawat – Child Rights Activist
Physical appearance
Deepika Singh Rajawat is 5′ 4″ tall, weighs around 55 kg, has hazel brown eyes and black hair.
Deepika Singh Rajawat
Family, Caste & Husband
Deepika belongs to a Kachwaha Rajput Hindu family in Karihama village, Kupwara district, Jammu & Kashmir, India. He has three sisters Neelam Raina, Rain Raina, Palvee Raina, and a brother Rakesh Raina.
Deepika Singh Rajawat With Her Mother
She is a married woman with Ashtami’s daughter.
Deepika Singh Rajawat’s husband
Deepika Singh Rajawat with her daughter
Career
He completed his degree in law from the National Law University in Jodhpur. After completing her law degree, Deepika practiced as an advocate in the courts of Jammu and Kashmir and gradually entered the field of human rights. Since then, he has been fighting for human rights.
Deepika Singh Rajawat
Controversy
Deepika Singh Rajawat was removed by the Kathua rape victim’s family as their lawyer in November 2018. She could not attend the court proceedings in Pathankot due to security reasons. The victim’s family went to the Court of Sessions Judge Pathankot and submitted that the prosecution case will be further handled by SS Basra, special public prosecutor, and Jagdishwar Kumar Chopra, District Attorney. They will be assisted by KK Puri, Harbhajan Singh, Mubeen Farooky and other supporters. He also faced criticism for taking advantage of the Case; as image modification.
Facts
- In April 2018, Deepika appeared in the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on behalf of an 8-year-old girl Asifa Bano, who was gang-raped and later murdered in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua district in January 2018.
Deepika Singh Rajawat Advocating Asifa Bano
- He was the first person to file a writ petition for Asifa’s case.
- According to Deepika, she has faced prejudice, and threats from her colleagues to fight for Asifa.
- Deepika received the Charkha fellowship and the Ladli award for her work in the field of Juvenile Justice.
Deepika Singh Rajawat
- He has a tattoo on his left palm.
Deepika Singh Rajawat’s tattoo
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