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Deepika Singh Rajawat Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth1980

Age38 (as of 2018)

ProfessionAdvocate at Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Human Rights Activist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

FamilyDaughter - Ashtami; Son - name not listed; Siblings - Rakesh Raina, Neelam Raina, Rain Raina, Palvee Raina

Deepika Singh Rajawat Biography

Deepika Singh Rajawat is an Indian lawyer and human rights activist known for representing the family of Asifa Bano in the high-profile Kathua case. She is

Early life and background

Deepika Singh Rajawat was born in 1980 and hails from Karihama village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. She studied law at the National Law University in Jodhpur and went on to practice as an advocate at the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. Her listed religion is Hinduism and she belongs to the Kachwaha Rajput caste.

Career

Rajawat has built a career centered on legal advocacy and child rights. She has been associated with work on juvenile justice and served as chairperson of an organization called Voice For Rights. She has also worked with the Delhi-based child-rights NGO CRY (Child Rights and You). In recognition of her work on juvenile justice, she received a Charkha fellowship and the Ladli award.

Her public profile rose sharply in 2018 when she took on the legal representation of Muhammad Akhtar, the biological father of Asifa Bano, an eight-year-old girl who was raped and murdered in Kathua district in January 2018. Rajawat was the first lawyer to file a writ petition in that matter and she appeared on behalf of Asifa’s family before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

Following her involvement in the case, Rajawat experienced professional and personal challenges. Her bar membership was cancelled after she took the matter, and she reported facing prejudice, bias and threats from colleagues while pursuing the case. In November 2018 the victim’s family removed her as their attorney and asked that the prosecution be handled by special public prosecutors and other named advocates; the family cited security concerns and her inability to appear at court proceedings in Pathankot.

Public profile

Rajawat has been described in media coverage primarily for her role in the Kathua case and for her broader human rights work. Physical details that have been recorded in public profiles list her height as approximately 163 cm (5 ft 4 in), weight near 55 kg (121 lbs), hazel brown eyes and black hair. She has a tattoo on the side of her left palm.

Personal life

Publicly available details indicate Rajawat is married and has two children: a son (details not publicly listed) and a daughter named Ashtami. Her immediate family includes siblings Rakesh Raina, Neelam Raina, Rain Raina and Palvee Raina. Her parents’ names have not been publicly listed.

Latest updates

During 2018 Rajawat’s advocacy in the Kathua matter brought significant attention to both her legal work and to the security and professional pressures faced by lawyers who take on sensitive human-rights cases. Apart from case-specific developments in 2018, she continues to be identified with child-rights causes and organizations focused on protecting juveniles and vulnerable populations.

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Recent Work

Legal representation in the Kathua (Asifa Bano) case

Appeared on behalf of Asifa Bano’s biological father before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and filed the initial writ petition in the case.

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Career Highlights

  1. Advocate at the Jammu and Kashmir High Court
  2. Chairperson of Voice For Rights
  3. Worked with CRY (Child Rights and You)
  4. First lawyer to file a writ petition in the Asifa Bano (Kathua) case
  5. Recipient of a Charkha fellowship and the Ladli award for work on juvenile justice
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Deepika Singh Rajawat born?

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Deepika Singh Rajawat is known for advocate at Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Human Rights Activist.

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