Man Sentenced To Death For Raping, Killing 5-Yr-Old Niece 8 Years Ago In UP

Mumbai: Special judge of POCSO court has awarded a man, Mohd Asif Khan, death sentence for raping and killing his five-year-old niece eight years ago. FIR in the case said that the girl had gone missing. Also Read: Forcing Male Organ Into Vagina While Victim Is Wearing Underpants Is Rape: High Court

Pronouncing the verdict, the judge said that the guilty be hanged till death.

The court, however, referred the matter to the High Court for confirmation of death sentence, which is a statutory requirement before execution of sentence. Also Read: Three Men Arrested For Raping Woman In J&K’s Poonch

The judge, in his 83-page judgment, said the manner in which the offence was committed, the case falls in the category of rarest of rare.

The case was based on circumstantial evidence and the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond doubt.

The incident was reported by the maternal grandfather of the victim girl to the Hasanganj police on 4 April 2014.

It was alleged in the FIR that the girl was missing and the information was given to the police on number 100.

From the evidence of witnesses, the court found that the girl was last seen having ice cream with the accused Khan.

On the night of the incident, the accused came in front of the family with the body of the girl in his hand.

At that time his hands were tied and the nerves of both the hands were cut. During interrogation, the accused confessed his crime in front of the police.

Later, a blood-stained knife and slippers were recovered.

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