Two get life term for raping minor girl

Two persons were today awarded life imprisonment by a court in Deesa town in Banaskantha district for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2010.
The court acquitted two of their accomplices who were accused of abetment for want of evidence against them.
Dayabhai Rabari and Mavjibhai Rabari were sentenced to "life term for remainder of their life" by Additional Sessions Judge S V Vyas after finding them guilty under various sections of IPC including 376 (2)(G) for gangrape.
As per prosecution, Dayabhai and Mavjibhai had kidnapped the girl when she was alone in her house in Gajnipur village, under the pretext of showing her a buffalo for purchase in July 2010.

They took her to a guest house in Bhuj town and raped her.
The teenager later managed to escape from their clutches and lodged a complaint at Bhildi police station, following which the police arrested all four accused.
However, Lakhabhai Rabari and Jabbarsinh Damor, accused of aiding Rabaris, were acquitted by the court.