Being a sex worker doesn't confer right to violate her: Court

November 12, 2014 14:37

A Delhi court has sentenced four youths to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for abducting and gang-raping a Rwandan refugee, saying merely because she was working as a sex worker does not confer the right upon anyone to violate her dignity.

Additional Sessions Judge Kaveri Baweja convicted all the accused Deepak, Praveen, Vikas and Ashok Ekka,Delhi residents, for the offences under sections 366/ 34 (abduction with common intention), 376(2)(G)(gangrape) and 392/ 34 (robbery with common intention) of IPC. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 59,000 on all the convicts and ordered that it be given to the victim as compensation.

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