Gujarat awards speedy justice in horrific rape, murder of toddler

December 07, 2021 15:37

A POCSO court in Surat on Tuesday awarded death sentence to a 35-year-old migrant worker for raping and murdering a two-and-a-half-year-old girl last month in Gujarat, terming it as the "rarest of rare" case.

To ensure fast justice delivery, the Pandesara police in Surat had submitted the charge sheet in seven days after the arrest of the accused on November 8.

The court had recorded statements of 43 witnesses and the judgment came within a month.

The court had on Monday convicted the accused, Guddu Yadav, on various charges of kidnapping, rape and murder under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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