Overview
- An Agra special court sentenced Amit and Nikhil to death for the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of a five-year-old girl, categorizing the offence as the “rarest of rare.”
- The court also imposed Rs 4.5 lakh in fines payable to the child’s parents, and execution of the death sentences awaits mandatory confirmation by the Allahabad High Court.
- Investigators cited a ransom call on March 19, arrests on March 20–21, last-seen accounts, accused disclosures that led to recovery of the body, and post-mortem evidence of assault and injuries.
- In Mayurbhanj, Odisha, a POCSO court sentenced 50-year-old Sk Nasiruddin to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a Rs 10,000 fine for raping his 17-year-old niece in 2023.
- A separate Mayurbhanj court gave 23-year-old Balaram Munda 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, a Rs 50,000 fine, and directed Rs 7 lakh in compensation to a 12-year-old survivor from a 2021 case.