Surat: A 75-year-old woman, who had allegedly set herself ablaze by dousing hand sanitizer on Sunday night, succumbed to the severe burns in Surat Mun.
The court convicted Virsinh alias Kallu Sikarwar, a resident of Kanaj village near Olpad of Surat district, for rape and sexual assault to the minor and impregnating her. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the court. (Image used for representational purpose)
SURAT: A 39-year-old auto rickshaw driver was convicted for rape and sexual assault to a 13-year-old girl on Wedensday by a special court for cases registered under POCSO Act. The convict was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the court of justice Aarti Vyas. The survivor became pregnant due to repeated rapes and the accused was keeping her with him in his native village in Muraina of Madhya Pradesh.