Mumbai: Charges were framed against the accused in the Keenan-Reuben murder case on Tuesday. According to reports, the trial will start from November 6. 28-year-old Reuben Fernandez and 25-year-old Keenan Santos were killed by a group of four in October last year after they objected to misbehaviour with their women companions.
Four people were arrested for murder and sexual harassment and several others were booked for rioting in the case. The suspects have been accused of murder, molestation and sexual assault. Keenan and Reuben were killed in October, 2011 when they tried to save their female friends from being sexually assaulted.
The victims along with five others, including three girls, had gone to a bar to have dinner. After a while, they came out of the restaurant and were standing near a pan-shop, when the incident had occurred, police had said.
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02:22 PM, Oct 23, 2012
Mumbai: Amidst the national outrage over the Guwahati mob molestation incident, BJP Mahila Morcha National President Smriti Irani had said India was a nation of headline chasers. "The outrage lasts only till the headlines last," she had said. Her outburst finds resonance with Valerian Santos, the father of Keenan who was murdered in October 2011 along with his friend Reuben as they tried to protect a female friend of theirs...
09:40 AM, Jul 16, 2012
New Delhi: A Mumbai fast-track court is all set to frame charges on Friday in the horrific Keenan-Reuben case of October 2011. The two youngsters, Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez, were stabbed to death by a mob for taking on a man who harassed their female friends. The duo was attacked with choppers by a group of four. While Keenan died on the spot, Reuben died in a hospital later....
07:35 AM, May 18, 2012
Mumbai: Charges will be framed in the Keenan-Reuben murder case on Friday. The two youngsters were stabbed to death by a mob in October in 2011 for taking on eve-teasers. Four people were arrested for murder and eve teasing and several others were booked for rioting in the case. On October 20, 2011, 28-year-old Reuben Fernandez and 25-year-old Keenan Santos were attacked with choppers by a group of four, after...
08:54 AM, Apr 27, 2012
New Delhi: The identification parade of accused in the Keenan-Reuben murder case is over and witnesses have identified the alleged killers, sources said. On October 20, Reuben Fernandez (28) and Keenan Santos (25) were attacked with choppers by a group of four, after the duo objected to their alleged acts of indecent behaviour against their women companions. Keenan died on the spot, while Rueben died in a hospital on last...
05:58 PM, Nov 16, 2011
Friends and family of Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandes took out a protest march from Andheri station. ...
07:37 PM, Nov 06, 2011
Mumbai: Two young Mumbaikars Reuben Fernandez and Keenan Santos lost their lives fighting off men sexual harassing their friends. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has now said the state will demand death penalty for the accused. "The incident is absolutely reprehensible. I have sympathies with the families. We have taken strict action against the four accused involved in the incident. They have been arrested and we we will demand death...
07:45 AM, Nov 05, 2011
Mumbai: While recounting the horrors of the day, the brothers of the victims who died in the Mumbai sexual harassment incident, said nobody came to the rescue when drunkards were beating Keenan Santos and Reuben Fernandez. "It was a very busy street and there was a restaurant opposite so a crowd came out really quickly hearing all the noise and everybody just stood there, just watching the 'tamasha'," Benjamin, Reuben's...
09:23 AM, Nov 04, 2011
