A POCSO court in Surat on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a 35-year-old migrant worker for raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old girl last month here in Gujarat, terming it as the "rarest of rare" case.
Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Girl In Assam Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Girl In Assam Additional District and Sessions Judge convicted Chandan Harijan of raping and murdering the minor girl under the IPC and POCSO Act.
The police submitted the chargesheet within two months of filing the case. (Representational)
Guwahati:
A court in Assam s Hojai district on Wednesday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl last year.
Additional District and Sessions Judge N Senabai convicted Chandan Harijan of raping and murdering the minor girl under the IPC and Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.