HC: Death sentence for techie for rape and murder of 7 year old girl
Death sentence was awarded to a 23-year-old techie by a lower court for the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl, here on Tuesday. The Bench was dismissing an appeal filed by Dhasvanth, who had challenged the trial court order convicting him in the rape-and-murder case of the seven-year old girl, who was his neighbour. Also Read: 13 month old raped for 18 months by principal According to the prosecution, the convict had lured the girl into his flat using a dog and strangled her to death after raping her.The convict had then dumped the body in a travel bag and subsequently, burnt it on a highway. He was held guilty for offences under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In his appeal, Dhasvanth had contended that the trial court judge had grossly erred in finding him guilty on the basis of conjunctures and surmises not amounting to evidence. During the pendency of the case, Dhasvanth was also charged with the murder of his mother. -PTC News
