The 45-year-old accused in the Sakinaka rape and murder case has been convicted by Mumbai sessions court on Monday, 8 months after the brutal incident took place. The quantum of punishment will be announced on Wednesday. 

The incident, which shook the entire state, took place on September 10 last year on Khairani Road in Sakinaka. Cops had finished the investigation within 18 days and filed a charge sheet in the case while the state had also made clear that crimes against women would be treated seriously and directed that the case be fast-tracked.