Odisha: Rape accused ties knot with victim inside jail
On Wednesday, the Jail Superintendent requested Udhhar Foundation, a nodal NGO of Tangi-Choudwar block, to make necessary arrangement.
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Rajesh Singh alias Pittar (23), who is in jail on charges of rape, married Maju Chatar (18) inside Choudwar Circle Jail. By Express News Service
CUTTACK: An under-trial prisoner (UTP) on Thursday tied the knot with the girl he had raped. Rajesh Singh alias Pittar (23), who is in jail on charges of rape, married Maju Chatar (18) inside Choudwar Circle Jail. The marriage was solemnized by Jail Superintendent Kulamani Behera in the presence of families and relatives from both sides.
Rape accused marries complainant inside Odisha jail
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February 26, 2021 11:44 IST
The POCSO court had said the accused’s bail application would be considered only if he marries the woman, the jail official said.
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The POCSO court had said the accused’s bail application would be considered only if he marries the woman, the jail official said. An Odisha jail doubled as a venue for solemnisation of marriage when an inmate accused of rape tied the knot with the complainant following court orders, officials said.
“Under Trial Prisoner Rajesh Singh (23) of Gurudijhatia area of the district married the rape survivor inside the jail premises by exchanging garlands, after orders from a POCSO court and the DG (Prisons),” Choudwar Circle Jail Superintendent Kulamani Behera said.
February 26, 2021 | Reported By : PTI
An Odisha jail doubled as a venue for solemnisation of marriage when an inmate accused of
rape tied the knot with the complainant following court
orders, officials said. Under Trial Prisoner Rajesh Singh (23) of
Gurudijhatia area of the district married the rape survivor
inside the jail premises by exchanging garlands, after orders
from a POCSO court and the DG (Prisons), Choudwar Circle Jail
Superintendent Kulamani Behera said.
The bride, who turned 18 last month, was impregnated
by Singh last year and is now a mother of a baby boy, the
official said.
The woman went to her in-laws place after the