India News | Four men sentenced to 25 years in prison for raping Dalit teenager

Gonda (UP), July 30 (PTI) – A local court on Tuesday sentenced four persons to 25 years in prison for the gang rape of a Dalit teenager about two and a half years ago.

Giving details of the case, Special Public Prosecutors Ashok Kumar Singh and Sunil Kumar Mishra said that on February 10, 2022, a Dalit woman filed a complaint that her daughter was attacked by accused Raja on her way home from school and taken to a deserted place where he and his three companions – Rizwan, Ijrael and Mahfooz – raped her.

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Deputy District Judge (POCSO) Rajesh Narayan Mani Tripathi, after examining the evidence and hearing the defence and prosecution, found all the accused guilty and sentenced each of them to 25 years imprisonment.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on each of them, and failure to pay the fine would result in an additional two-year prison term, the special public prosecutors said.

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