A man was today sentenced to death for raping and killing a one-and-a-half-year-old girl.
The infant was the daughter of the woman with whom he was in a live-in relationship.
Sentencing Yusuf to death, District and Sessions Judge Kumkum Rani said perpetrating rape and murder on an unsuspecting child who isunaware of social perversities is the most heinous of crimes which deserves the worst punishment.
It deserved a sentence which could send a stern message to society and deter potential perpetrators of the crime, she said.
She also ordered payment of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of the victim.
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