Last Updated on 31/07/2024 by wccexam Desk
A fast track court in Mizoram’s Kolasib district has sentenced a 57-year-old man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor. Judge R. Vanlalena convicted K. Rothangliana, a resident of Bairabi town on the Mizoram-Assam border, under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.
Apart from the jail sentence, the judge has also imposed a fine of Rs 7,000 on the convict. In case of not paying the fine, he will have to undergo an additional jail sentence of three months. Rothangliana was arrested in 2022 on charges of raping a six-year-old girl.
According to the police, K Rothangliana kidnapped the girl when she was picking fruits with her friends. After this, he made her a victim of his lust. The victim informed her father about the incident. After this, an FIR was registered and Rothangliana was arrested.
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Let us tell you that similarly, in the case of rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat, a special court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to death. He committed this crime two years ago in the year 2022. The name of the culprit is being told as Somabhai Solanki.
Special Judge SI Bhoraniya ordered that the accused in this case, Somabhai Solanki, be hanged till death. The court has also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 25,000. This case has been considered ‘rarest of the rare’.
The court said that the accused has committed the crime in a very cruel and ruthless manner. Therefore, it has no option but to give him the death penalty. Government lawyer Ketan Singh Wala said that the police had formed a special investigation team to investigate the case.
Somabhai Solanki was arrested 25 days after this horrific incident. A case was registered against him under various sections of the IPC and the POCSO Act. He was accused of raping the minor girl, murdering her and disposing of her body at a deserted place.
A total of 55 documentary evidences were presented before the court in this case and the prosecution had questioned several parties during the trial.