In a significant ruling, a district court in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced Umesh Kumar, a 28-year-old man from Haryana, to death for the brutal rape and murder of a woman. The incident occurred on March 11, 2025, in Koh village, where Kumar attempted to sexually assault his sister's relative, Rekha. When she resisted, he poured a flammable substance on her and set her ablaze, leading to her death later that night. District Judge Vikas Kumar characterized the crime as one of the 'rarest of rare' and imposed the death penalty under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for murder, alongside fines totaling ₹1.25 lakh (approximately $1,500 USD). The court also sentenced him to additional terms of imprisonment for other charges. Kumar had a history of serious crimes, having been previously convicted in 2018 for a separate offense, and was out on bail at the time of this incident.