Gandhinagar, Dec 7 : A Special POCSO Court in Gujarat on Tuesday awarded death penalty to a person convicted of raping and murdering a two and a half year old girl child, officials said.
Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi said this is the third case pertaining to rape in which the court delivered the verdict swiftly — in just 29 days.
“Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in today’s cabinet meeting congratulated the entire police department for doing a fabulous job.The verdict was also a credit to the judiciary.This is the third such case wherein justice has been delivered in such a quick time, and it is a historic episode not only in Gujarat, but probably in the country,” Sanghavi told reporters.
The incident had taken place in the busy Pandesara area of Surat.
Special POCSO court judge PS Kala has convicted Guddu Yadav, 35, after listening to arguments of both sides.
Yadav abducted the girl to a bushy location on November 4, just before Diwali.
He then raped and choked her to death.
He was captured two days later.
The police presented a 246-page accusation in just eight days of arresting the accused.The court trial concluded in seven days.
The court sentenced the accused to death and gave Rs 20 lakh to his family as compensation.
The court convicted the 35-year-old man who was charged for rape, murder, and abduction under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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