Man sentenced to life for raping 3 minor girls

A court here Monday sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping three minor girls in 2014.

According to the prosecution, accused Lingampally Kishan (42), of Choppadandi town, was a brick kiln owner and had engaged labourers from Odisha.

On March 16, 2014, he had dragged a 16-year-old daughter of a labourer to his office and allegedly raped her.

Again on April 14, he took a 14-year-old girl and her 11-year-old sibling to his office and raped them, it said.

He was arrested following a complaint later.

Special Judge Sunnam Srinivas Reddy sentenced Kishan to rigorous life imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 1,50,000.

 

The judge ordered that the fine be paid to the three victims as compensation.