Man gets life term in 99 days after crime

Bhubaneswar, Aug 13 (UNI) In a swift delivery of justice, a Special POCSO court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district today convicted a man to life term, 99 days after he sexually assaulted a
visually impaired minor girl.

The accused raped the minor on May 2 last when she had paid a visit to former’s house. The accused was living in the close proximity of the victim’s house. The accused committed the
crime as his family members were fast asleep.

After sexually abusing, he threatened the visually impaired girl with death if she told anyone about this incident.

Police, acting on the complaint lodged by rape survivor’s father, launched a manhunt and arrested the accused on May 8, six days after the commission of dastardly crime.

In order to make it a foolproof case and ensure the conviction of the perpetrator of the crime, police filed a charge-sheet of the case on May 28, less than a month following the incident.

The investigating officials used modern scientific techniques like DNA analysis and forensic evidence so that the trail ends in conviction.

The POSCO court, relying on medico-legal evidence and clinching proof in the charge-sheet, convicted the accused under Section 64(2)(k) of BNS and Section 6 of the Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment.

The court also ordered District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to pay a compensation of Rs 10.50 lakh to the rape survivor under a victim compensation scheme.