The case was filed against the man by the victim’s mother on June 18, 2009 (representational)
Sasaram, Bihar:
A Rohtas district court in Bihar on Thursday sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a girl.
District and Supplementary Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar also fined the convict 76,000 rupees, while saying his offense was “monstrous” and fell in the “rarest of the rare” category.
According to Additional Attorney General Vidya Sagar Rai, an FIR was filed by the victim’s mother at Kargahar District Police Station on June 18, 2009.
The complainant, who is a widow, had alleged that the convict snuck into her home and alienated her underage daughter after a sexual assault.
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