Man gets death sentence for raping, killing 5-month-old cousin

Published By : Prameya News Bureau | October 01, 2021 IST

Lucknow, Oct 1: A POCSO court has sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering his five-month-old cousin in Uttar Pradesh. Judge Arvind Mishra said the convict be hanged till death after confirmation of the death penalty from the high court. In its order, the court, on Thursday, also imposed Rs 70,000 fine on the convict, identified as Prem Chandra a.k.a. Pappu Dixit, who is also the father of a child. The judge said that the amount of fine be given to the father of the minor victim. Earlier, the judge declined to grant any punishment less than death penalty to the convict. "The matter falls in rarest of the rare category, warranting nothing less than death sentence for the convict, who not only raped five-month-and-13 days-old baby girl but also committed her murder," observed the judge. The judge also cited Nirbhaya and Hyderabad cases in his judgment and said that in those cases, the victim was major even then the culprits were sentenced to death. However, in this case, the victim was a minor and also a close relative of the deceased and hence there is no room for mercy. "Even animals would not do such an act as the convict did with the minor victim," observed the judge. The judge also observed, "The manner in which the convict committed the offence, people would stop believing in any relation and this would destroy the social fabric."

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