{
  "id": 9253675,
  "title": "2012 Dharmasthala rape and murder case: DNA on clothing opens fresh probe into case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/2012-dharmasthala-rape-and-murder-case-dna-on-clothing-opens-fresh",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T02:34:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2012-dharmasthala-rape-and-murder-case-dna-on-clothing-opens-fresh-probe-into-case-101790106844051.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hair belonging to people other than Santosh Rao were found on the victim’s clothing, providing DNA material that the Supreme Court said can still be compared with samples from suspects identified in a fresh investigation into the Dharmasthala rape and murder case.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}