Man gets death sentence for minor’s rape

Agra The special court for POCSO cases on Thursday awarded death sentence to an accused who allegedly raped a 10-year old girl

Agra The special court for POCSO cases on Thursday awarded death sentence to an accused who allegedly raped a 10-year old girl. The rape was committed on December 14 and death sentence was given within four months, setting an example.

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“The incident occurred in rural area of Firozabad under Jasrana police station. The accused raped a 10-year-old minor girl and was arrested by Jasrana police within 48 hours of the crime,” informed Ajay Kumar, senior superintendent of police, Firozabad.

“Police took it as a challenge and all efforts were made for speedy disposal of the rape case. The investigating officer submitted charge sheet in court within a month and scientific evidence was produced, including matching of DNA,” said the SSP.

“As an outcome, the case was decided in record time before lapse of 4 months from date of crime and accused Neeraj got death sentence,” the SSP said .

“This speedy disposal of the case will act as a deterrent for criminals and would revive confidence of the common man in the system,” he said.