Punjab and Haryana High Court says mothers have blind love for 'raja betas' who can be villainous, gives 30-year jail term to man in rape, murder case
Handing out a 30-year jail term to a man for the rape and murder of a minor, the bench said 'in this part of India', family members, especially mothers, often exhibit blind love for 'precious' sons.
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