Assam, Dec 22: A court in Assam awarded the death penalty to a man for the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl two years ago.
The additional district and session’s court in Biswanath district sentenced Assam man Mangal Paik to death penalty for the crime committed on December of 2018 near Dikorai tea garden under Sootea police station.
The accused, a relative of the victim, had lured her away from her house on the pretext of giving her chocolates and had raped and killed her in a nearby jungle.
The body of the girl, which was buried near a pond, was later recovered following the arrest of the accused.
“This court held the accused guilty of the charges of rape and murder under several sections of IPC and POCSO and sentenced Paik to death,” prosecution lawyer Jahnabi Kalita said.
