Man sentenced to death for killing minor after rape in UP's Bulandshahr

A district court awarded death sentence to a man for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl in the Hirnot village of Shikarpur area. The Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1,40,000 upon the man for hiding the body of the victim after committing the act.

Bulandshahr: A man was awarded death sentence by a district court on Wednesday for raping and murdering a two-year-old girl.

The Special POCSO Court Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1,40,000 upon the man who had hidden the dead body of the victim after committing the act.

The incident took place last July in Hirnot village of Shikarpur area.

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The girl, belonging to Hirnot village, was abducted by Prem Singh Prajapati on July 10, when she was playing in the neighbourhood.

According to police, Prajapati raped the minor and hid her body near a pond in the village after killing her

Cracking the case within 11 days of the crime, police arrested the convict and filed a charge sheet against him in court.

PTI