Aluva child murder case: Death sentence to convict Asafak Alam
The Hindu
Convict Asafak Alam was awarded death penalty on Nov 14, 2023 for rape and murder of a 5-yr-old girl in Aluva in Kerala. Judge K. Soman tried the case under POCSO and IPC. Alam was found guilty on 13 counts, including abduction, murder and rape. He was given life imprisonment for penetrative sexual assault and death sentence under Section 302 of IPC. Prosecution led by G. Mohanraj argued Alam took away the girl by offering her sweets.
Asafak Alam, the convict in the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl at Aluva in Kerala, was awarded death penalty on November 14, 2023 (Tuesday).
K. Soman, the Special Judge who tried the case booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), awarded the death punishment to Asafak Alam on Children’s Day.
The death sentence will be executed by hanging. The death sentence was awarded under Section 302 of the IPC.
He was given life imprisonment till the end of his natural life under Section 5 (i) for penetrative sexual assault causing grievous hurt or causing bodily harm and injury or injury to the sexual organs of the child. He was awarded punishment of life imprisonment under Section 5(m) of the POCSO Act for penetrative sexual assault on a child below twelve years.
The court had earlier found him guilty on 13 counts, including abduction, murder and rape of a minor.
The prosecution case was that Alam raped and killed the girl on July 28, 2023. He took away the girl by offering her sweets.
The prosecution was led by special public prosecutor G. Mohanraj.
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