Kolkata court gives death penalty to man for rape and murder of minor under the POCSO Act
The Hindu
Man sentenced to death for rape and murder of 7-year-old in Kolkata, sparking widespread protests in West Bengal.
Kolkata
A man was awarded death penalty for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old minor by the Alipore District and Session Court in Kolkata on Thursday (September 26, 2024).
The crime had occurred in March 2023 when the people of West Bengal had erupted in widespread protests against the heinous crime.
POCSO judge Sudipto Bhattacharya sentenced the accused Ashok Shaw to death and said that this crime is “rarest of the rare” cases. The judge also noted that the girl was a minor and had no way of defending herself when the heinous crime was committed on her.
According to the autopsy report the minor’s body bore blunt weapon injury and strangulation marks.
The judge found the accused Shaw guilty of rape and murder of the minor and sentenced him to death penalty for the crime. The trail was finished within a year after the charge sheet was filed by the local police. The charge sheet was filed on June 16, 2023. More than 45 witnesses were examined during the course of this trial.
In the order the court also said the West Bengal government must pay ₹10 lakh to the victim’s family under the victim compensation scheme of the State.
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