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Nephew sentenced to life for raping minor in UP | Noida News

Nephew sentenced to life for raping minor in UP | Noida News

Man gets life imprisonment for raping a minor cousin in UP's Sahibabad

Ghaziabad: A 32-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Pocso court in the city on Tuesday for raping his seven-year-old cousin in 2019.
The suspect, an egg seller, lived in the same building as the survivor and her family in Sahibabad.
Special prosecutor Utkarsh Vats said the suspect lured the child to his shop with the promise of eggs and then attacked her.
He said the survivor’s father had reported the crime to the Sahibabad police station on May 5, 2019.
“The suspect visited their house while the survivor’s parents were away for some work. He convinced the child to accompany him to his shop nearby on the pretext of giving her eggs,” he said.
The girl’s father said in his complaint to the police: ‘That day I went to get my bicycle repaired while my wife went shopping. The suspect visited my house and asked my daughter to come with him to his shop and he would give eggs. My daughter believed him and went with him. The suspect then raped my daughter and threatened her with consequences if she disclosed the matter to anyone,” he said.
Upon returning home, the survivor was bleeding and reported the attack to her mother.
Police arrived on the scene and arrested the suspect the same day.
He was charged with rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act and remanded in custody.
The minor suffered serious injuries and was admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital in Delhi from May 6 to 14, 2019.
The charge sheet was filed on July 4, 2019 and the charge sheet was filed on February 12, 2020.
The suspect confessed to being innocent and opted for a trial.
The survivor testified in court and called the suspect “Bhaiya”.
She narrated the events and stated that the suspect persuaded her to go with him to get eggs.
“He told me to go with him to get eggs from his shop. There he undressed me and raped me. He also warned me of the consequences if I told anyone. Blood came out of my body and my mother asked about it. I told her everything,” she said.
Dr. Sumata Talib, who conducted the survivor’s medical examination, confirmed that her hymen was ruptured and spermatozoa were also found in her body.
Lawyer Awadh Kumar Tyagi argued that the survivor’s father and the accused were distant relatives involved in a property dispute.
“My client was accused of personal enmity in this case,” he said.
Pocso court special judge Bharat Singh Yadav relied on the survivor’s testimony and medical evidence and convicted the accused.
He emphasized the seriousness of the crime and the abuse of trust by the suspect.
“Rape is a heinous crime… and any leniency in sentencing will make a mockery of justice. The accused, who was a cousin, was responsible for his sister’s safety but he behaved like a pervert and lured her by offering her eggs. and raped her,” the judge said.
“The accused has been sentenced to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 376(AB) (rape of a woman under twelve years of age) of the IPC. The fine amount will be paid to the victim as compensation,” the court said. court ordered.