Man gets death sentence for rape and murder of minor girl
District and Sessions Court Judge Rudramani pronounced the death sentence on Nanjappa (24) as prosecution proved the charge that he raped and murdered the four-year-old girl in 2011.
After committing the heinous crime, the convict had made enquiries with the girl's grandmother on her whereabouts to mislead police.
However, Nanjappa had confessed to the crime during interrogation, police said.