7 people receive life sentence for raping minor orphan | News from India

A court in Nagpur sentenced seven rapists to life imprisonment on Wednesday for raping a 16-year-old girl who had escaped from an orphanage in 2017.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 18,000 each on the convicts Atul, Firoz Ahmad, Swapnil Jawade, Mayur Barsagade, Krishna Dongare, Channi Manglani and Sachin Bawane.

The survivor had been living in a home after the death of her parents. She and four other minors escaped from the home on April 20 and sought refuge near a shop during the night. The next morning, her companions left the place, leaving the survivor alone there. On April 21, at around 10 p.m., the accused saw the girl sitting on a sidewalk and got into a car under the pretext of bringing her food.

The men then took her to Khamla, where four accused raped her throughout the night. The next day, the three other accused took her to an under-construction flat in Sugat Nagar in Jaripatka, where they raped her before leaving her in Sitabuldi.