Prayagraj: A court here has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing an eight-year-old girl in 2024, officials said on Tuesday, March 31.
In the verdict pronounced on Monday, Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Court) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, Mukesh Patel. Failure to pay the fine would attract a jail term of one year, District Government Advocate Manoj Pandey said.
Public prosecutor Vinay Kumar Tripathi appeared for the prosecution.
Sharing the case details, Pandey said that on the evening of October 3, 2024, the girl went to a medical store, but did not return home. The next day, her body was found in a nearby field.
A case was registered against an unidentified person on a written complaint on October 4, 2024, at Soraon police station here. Based on special evidence and statements of witnesses, Patel was identified as the accused and arrested.
During the investigation, it was proved that he raped and brutally murdered the minor. Subsequently, police filed a chargesheet, which the court took cognisance of.
Pandey said that after perusal of the evidence and the statement of the witnesses, the court convicted Patel under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced him to death.
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