Accused Sentenced for Life Imprisonment for Rape

  January 23, 2025 By: INSEC

The District Court sentenced an 18-year-old boy from Chhatradev Rural Municipality-6 to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl.

The bench of District Court Judge Shivalal Pandey on January 22 convicted the accused along with a fine of Rs 700,000 out of which Rs 2,800 was to be deposited into the Victim Relief Fund, according to Ashok Bhandari, the Deputy Registrar of the District Court. The aggrieved party filed a complaint at the District Police Office on March 18, alleging that the accused had raped the minor on March 16. Police arrested the accused on the same day, and the victim underwent a health examination at Arghakhanchi Hospital in Sandhikharka on March 18.

 


Kulbahadur Nepali