Muslim-majority Malerkotla remains unaffected by polarising narratives. Politics and religion have been known to divide people, but not so in this only.
A man was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl in Sambalpur. The incident occurred in 2017, and the man was convicted after the testimony of 15 witnesses. The girl's parents filed a complaint with the police, leading to the chargesheet being filed.
He studied till the fifth standard and used to ride an autorickshaw to make ends meet. In 2012, he came in contact with Raunak alias Babbu and planned to steal cars, from there on the duo expanded their gang and stole over 500 cars.