A local court awarded a man a life term for raping and killing a six-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar. The court also slapped a fine of ₹90,500 on him.
According to PTI, POCSO Court Special Judge Alka Bharti convicted Manveer for the offence.
The government counsel told the news agency that the incident took place when the girl was playing outside her residence. The man, Manveer, took her to his room and raped her. Later, he killed her and fled from the spot. The incident took place in the Mansurpur area.
24-year-old woman gang-raped in North Delhi’s Civil Lines
In a separate incident, a 24-year-old woman from Tilak Nagar was allegedly gang-raped by a group of people, including a woman, in North Delhi’s Civil Lines area, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place after the victim was invited to a party at a friend’s residence on Sunday night.
Police said that the victim went to the location with her sister and reported the incident to police 13-14 hours later. The facts are currently being verified, they said.
According to police, the victim alleged that upon arrival, she found four men at the house in addition to her friend. She claimed that something was mixed into her drink, rendering her unconscious.
The group then allegedly took her to the bathroom, where the men gang-raped her and recorded a video of the act, she told the police.
The accused reportedly threatened to release the video on social media if she informed anyone about the incident. The victim was later dropped outside her house, police said.
