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Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of 11-year-old girl in Telangana
Hyderabad, Aug 14 (PTI) A court in Telangana's Nalgonda district on Thursday awarded the death sentence to a 24-year-old man for 'raping and murdering" an 11-year-old girl in April 2013.
The Special POCSO court found the accused, a butcher, guilty under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Indian Penal Code, and also imposed a fine of Rs 1.10 lakh, Nalgonda District Superintendent of Police Sharat Chandra Pawar said.
The accused, who has a hearing and speech impairment, was provided with an interpreter during the proceedings. The trial lasted 12 years.
According to the prosecution, the victim, a resident of the same colony as the accused, was 'sexually assaulted and strangled to death." Her body was later dumped in a drainage canal.
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August 14, 2025, 14:30 IST
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