On Thursday, a Special Court in Amarwada town of Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district awarded capital punishment to a 22-year-old man for raping & killing a minor girl. The special POCSO Court also sentenced the co-accused in the case to 7 years imprisonment.
According to special public prosecutor Samir Kumar Pathak, the incident took place on July 17, when the main accused Ritesh Dhurve lured the three-and-a-half-year-old victim with a Rs 10 note & took her to a room. When the victim died during the assault, Dhurve with the help of co-accused Dhanpal Uikey placed her body inside a sack & dumped it in Machagora dam, he said.
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During the inquiry, the Police found that the accused had been missing from their homes since the crime was committed & apprehended them, the SPP said, adding that the duo later admitted to committing the crime. Chhindwara Superintendent of Police Vivek Sharma had also announced a reward of Rs 10,000 to nab the accused, he said.
The duo was sentenced under relevant sections of IPC & Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs 4,500 on the main accused & Rs 4,000 on the co-accused, the prosecution said.
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