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Malda Court Convicts Retired Teacher in First CBI-Probed Post-Poll Violence Case

Sentencing is scheduled for July 4 following Rafikul Islam’s conviction in the first of 61 cases transferred to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court in 2021.

The trial of the case was conducted by Amitava Maitra, Special Public Prosecutor of CBI.

Overview

  • A special POCSO court in Malda found Rafikul Islam guilty of raping a nine-year-old girl in a mango orchard on June 4, 2021.
  • The court convicted him under the POCSO Act and Section 376AB of the Indian Penal Code for the sexual assault of a child under 12 years of age.
  • This verdict is the first conviction among the 61 murder and sexual violence cases the Calcutta High Court handed over to the CBI in August 2021.
  • The CBI formed dedicated investigation teams and appointed Special Public Prosecutor Amitava Maitra to accelerate trials in the transferred cases.
  • Sentencing is scheduled for July 4, with the judgment expected to set a precedent for the remaining post-poll violence trials handled by the CBI.