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India Today
3 days ago
- General
- India Today
Man accused in rape and murder of minor girl sentenced to death in Chandigarh
Chandigarh's Fast Track Special Court on Tuesday sentenced a 41-year-old man to death for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in the city. This is the first case of a death sentence being pronounced for a crime in convict, Heera Lal, alias Guddu, was a neighbour of the victim and had raped and murdered the girl by slitting her throat and stabbing victim went missing on January 19 and a search was launched following a missing complaint by her family members. Her body was recovered from a heap of garbage near her home in Hallomajra on the intervening nights of January 21 and January 22, 2024. A post-mortem report revealed that she was raped and murdered. Following this, an investigation was launched and the girl's slippers were recovered from a neighbouring house, whose resident, Hira Lal, was identified the accused from CCTV footage and he was arrested in Bihar after seven to police, the accused had come to Chandigarh from Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh and was living in the victim's neighbourhood. A chargesheet was filed against the accused after further investigations revealed that he was behind the rape and court framed charges against the accused under sections 201, 302, 363, 366, 376, 376(3), 376 AB and 511 and section 6 of the POCSO Act and the court convicted the accused on the basis of DNA reports and other Watch
The Hindu
17-05-2025
- The Hindu
Yemeni national punished for viewing and storing child sexual exploitation and abuse material on his mobile phone
A 60-year-old Yemeni chef employed in Thiruvananthapuram was sentenced to undergo imprisonment till the rising of the court and fined ₹5,000 for viewing and storing child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM) on his mobile phone. Abdullah Ali Abdo Al Hadad, a Yemeni national residing at Eenchakkal, Thiruvananthapuram, was found guilty by the Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Thiruvananthapuram. Failure to remit the fine would attract simple imprisonment for a further period of one month, the order issued by Rekha R., Special Judge, said. Special Public Prosecutor Vijay Mohan R.S. appeared for the prosecution. Abdullah was punished under Section 67 B(b) of the Information Technology Act which deals with offences related to the creation, propagation, or use of child pornography, and Section 15(1) (iii) of the Protection of Children Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, which deals with offences related to the storage or possession of pornographic materials involving children. He was found by the Cyber Cell to have watched such banned material on his mobile phone in December 2020. A subsequent inspection of his mobile phone revealed the presence of CSEAM. The court decided that imprisonment till rising of the court and fine would serve the cause of justice in this case considering the age of the accused and the absence of criminal antecedents. The court also ordered that the mobile phone be confiscated and the SIM card destroyed after deleting CSEAM and other obscene material with the assistance of the Forensic Science Lab. In such cases, even if an accused in charged, conviction is rare as it is very difficult to prove the age of the children in question. In this case, the Prosecution was able to prove that the girls in videos were minors.
Hans India
05-05-2025
- Hans India
Man gets 20-yr RI for sodomy
Baripada: A local court in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting a seven-year-old boy. The judgment was delivered by Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak of the Fast Track Special Court under POCSO Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Raghunath Murmu, said Special Public Prosecutor Manaranjan Pattnaik. If the convict fails to pay the fine, he will remain in jail for another year, the court said. The court also directed Mayurbhanj District Legal Services Authority Secretary to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to the victim's family. The judgment was based on the statement of the victim, five witnesses and medical report, Pattnaik said, adding that the incident took place on January 12, 2025, when the child was alone in his house. According to police, Murmu lured the child with chocolates and took him to a nearby forest where he sexually assaulted him.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Time of India
Teacher gets 3-year jail term for molesting minor girl in Jajpur
Kendrapada: A 41-year-old private school teacher has been sentenced to three years in jail for molesting a 12-year-old student in Jajpur district. The verdict was pronounced on Thursday by the Ad-hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge at the Fast Track Special Court. The accused, a Hindi teacher, was found guilty of molesting the Class VII student during Saraswati Puja celebrations on Jan 31, 2017. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000, with an additional three-month jail term if the fine is not paid. The incident came to light when the survivor refused to attend school the next day and disclosed the incident and threats made by the teacher to her parents. An FIR was filed by her mother on Feb 1, 2017, and the teacher was arrested. Special public prosecutor Rajendra Prasad Nayak said the judgment was based on statements from six witnesses, including the victim. The school suspended the teacher immediately after the complaint. The conviction comes eight years after the incident. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo Kendrapada: A 41-year-old private school teacher has been sentenced to three years in jail for molesting a 12-year-old student in Jajpur district. The verdict was pronounced on Thursday by the Ad-hoc Additional District and Sessions Judge at the Fast Track Special Court. The accused, a Hindi teacher, was found guilty of molesting a Class VII student during Saraswati Puja celebrations on Jan 31, 2017. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000, with an additional three-month jail term if the fine is not paid. The incident came to light when the survivor refused to attend school the next day and disclosed the incident and threats made by the teacher to her parents. An FIR was filed by her mother on Feb 1, 2017, and the teacher was arrested. Special public prosecutor Rajendra Prasad Nayak said the judgment was based on statements from six witnesses, including the victim. The school suspended the teacher immediately after the complaint. The conviction comes eight years after the incident.
