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Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bengal court sentences 3 men to death for 2020 rape, murder of 15-yr-old girl
KOLKATA: A court in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri district sentenced three men to death on Thursday for the gangrape and murder of a Class 10 student in 2020, a public prosector said. Three men were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl (File Image) 'The accused were sentenced under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso),' Debashis Dutta, special public prosecutor of the Pocso Court, told reporters. Police had charged the accused with kidnapping, wrongful detention, gangrape, murder and destruction of evidence. A district police officer said the crime took place in August 2020. The 15-year-old victim was a Madrasa student. The accused, who were aged between 20 and 27 during the crime, used to work at an automobile garage and knew the victim. On August 10, 2020, one of the three men kidnapped the girl from her home in the Rajganj area with the help of two of his friends. 'They took the minor to various hotels and raped her repeatedly before murdering her,' a police officer said. They dumped her body in a septic tank. Her decomposed body was finally retrieved 12 days after the girl disappeared. 'The court heard 27 witnesses during the trial and described the crime as the rarest of the rare while announcing the sentence,' said Dutta. 'We sought justice. We are happy with the court order,' the victim's father told the local media. On June 11 this year, the same court sentenced a 31-year-old man to death for raping and murdering an 11 -year-old girl in 2023. The victim, who lived in the Dhupguri region, had gone missing on September 29, 2023. Her body was found floating in the Dudwa river on October 1, 20 km away from her home.
Hans India
18-06-2025
- Hans India
A man awarded 20 years jail for sexual assault of minor
Nandyal: In a significant legal ruling, the Pocso Court in Kurnool sentenced Telugu Gangadhar, a 32-year-old resident of Regadaguduru village, to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a Rs 25,000 fine for sexually assaulting a minor. The case ( was registered under Section 376 IPC and Section 5(1) r/w 6 of the Pocso Act. In a press release on Tuesday, the Nandyal police have stated that the incident came to light when the victim's mother, Saroja, noticed her daughter's deteriorating health and took her to Nandyal Government Hospital, where doctors confirmed her pregnancy. Based on the victim's statement, the police arrested the accused and remanded him. The case was thoroughly investigated under the supervision of senior police officials, including then SDPOs C Maheshwar Reddy and Shruti. A charge sheet with testimony from 20 witnesses was filed before the District & Sessions Judge, Pocso Court, Kurnool. The trial, monitored by Nandyal District SP Adhiraj Singh Rana and DSP R Ramanji Naik, led to the prosecution presenting substantial evidence, resulting in the guilty verdict. Special Public Prosecutor CV Srinivasulu effectively argued the case, ensuring justice for the victim. The efforts of investigating officers, including Atmakur Rural CI M Suresh Kumar Reddy and Velugodu SI Suresh Babu, were acknowledged by the district authorities.
Time of India
08-05-2025
- Time of India
Man gets 20-yr jail for raping 5-year-old Dalit girl
Jhansi: Special Pocso Court Judge Mohd Niyaz Ahmed Ansari on Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl in 2020. The Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him for the to special public prosecutor for Pocso court, Ajay Kushwaha, the incident occurred on Oct 13, 2020, when the minor was playing outside her house near ITI area under Sipri Bazar police station. The accused, Bharat Yadav , who also lived nearby, lured her to an isolated place and raped her. Fortunately, the girl's sister arrived at the scene and raised an alarm, causing Bharat to flee. Later, when the minor's parents went to the accused's house to confront him, they were assaulted and abused by Bharat, his father Gyan Singh, and his brother Balbir Singh. A police complaint was lodged against the trio under relevant sections of rape, the POCSO Act, and the SC/ST Act . During the trial, Bharat was found guilty of rape, while Gyan and Balbir were found guilty of assaulting and abusing the victim and her family members. On Thursday, Judge Mohd Niyaz Ahmed Ansari convicted Bharat and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Judge also awarded three years of rigorous imprisonment each along with a fine of Rs 7,000 each to Gyan and Balbir.
