Justice Served: 20-Year Imprisonment for Heinous Crime

A local court sentenced Vikas to 20 years in prison for raping a 3-year-old Dalit girl in 2018. He was also fined Rs 50,000. The crime occurred near the Bamheta canal, and the girl was saved by her family. The case applied various Indian laws for justice.

In a landmark judgment, a local court has sentenced a man named Vikas to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a 3-year-old Dalit girl, an incident that took place in 2018. This verdict was delivered by Additional District and Sessions Judge Deepika Tiwari, who also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the offender, Special public prosecutor Sanjiv Bakharwa revealed.

The crime unfolded on December 28, 2018, in the Loni border police station area. The horrendous act was discovered when the girl's parents, frantically searching for their missing daughter, heard her cries coming from a pit near the Bamheta canal. They found the child, who was being assaulted by Vikas, caught him with the aid of local residents, and handed him over to the authorities.

Subsequent medical examinations confirmed the occurrence of rape, and the case was registered under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The court's guilty verdict carries a sentence of 20 years, with an additional year in case of non-payment of the fine, allocated towards the girl's welfare.

(With inputs from agencies.)