Man gets death in rape-cum murder case

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : Sep 27 2016 | 11:13 PM IST
A district court of Jharkhand today sentenced a man to death in the rape and murder case of a six-year-old girl in November 2011.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar Srivastav found Durga Soren of Bedakudar village in Seraikela- Kharswan district guilty and awarded capital punishment to him.
According to prosecution, Durga took the girl and her two friends including a boy of his own village, to a place saying they would play. He, however, sent the friends home after which he raped and murdered the girl.
The girl's father said in the FIR that he had seen Durga taking three children, but his daughter did not return home. However, when asked, Durga said he did not know anything. Her body was found in a paddy field later.
Police arrested Durga and found his as well as the victim's undergarments which helped investigators to nail him.

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First Published: Sep 27 2016 | 11:13 PM IST

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