Man receives life sentence for raping visually impaired minor in 2020

Gurgaon: The Gurugram District Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a visually impaired minor in the Rajendra Park area in 2020.

Additional Judge Ashwini Kumar delivered the verdict on Friday after hearing testimony from eight eyewitnesses. The accused was earlier convicted under the provisions of the Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012 and fined. ₹25,000. He was also sentenced to a further six months in prison and a fine ₹5,000 people were convicted under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (criminal intimidation) for making death threats, officials said.

The case came to light after the girl’s mother filed a police complaint on June 24, 2020, stating that her visually impaired daughter was raped by her neighbour. Gurugram police promptly acted on the complaint and arrested the suspect two days later.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Varun Dahiya said during the investigation, the police collected all the necessary evidence and witness statements, which were then presented in the court. “On the basis of the chargesheet filed by the Gurugram police and the evidence and witness statements collected, the court found the accused guilty,” Dahiya said.