UP: Man sentenced to death for raping, killing five-year-old

04 January,2023 06:48 PM IST |  Banda (UP)  |  PTI

Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO), Special Judge Anu Saxena also imposed a fine of Rs 2.70 lakh on the convict Rambahadur Prajapati (45), government advocate (prosecutor) Kamal Singh said.

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A court in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday awarded a death sentence to a man for raping and killing a five-year-old girl in 2021.

Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO), Special Judge Anu Saxena also imposed a fine of Rs 2.70 lakh on the convict Rambahadur Prajapati (45), government advocate (prosecutor) Kamal Singh said.

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On April 18, 2021, Prajapati raped and strangled the minor in a village under Marka police station area, he said.

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