Jagatsinghpur: A Fast Track Special Court in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday convicted three men in a gangrape case and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for 20 years.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each convict under Sections 376(D) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
The court had earlier directed financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the victim under the government scheme.
According to the prosecution, on the evening of February 3, 2024, a 29-year-old woman was gangraped near Nimkana Railway Station under the jurisdiction of Tirtol police station in the district.
Tirtol police arrested the three, identified as Ranjan Kumar Shil (26), Biswaranjan Nayak (29) and Suresh Kumar Behera (40). The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) investigated the case and filed a chargesheet in the court.
Based on the charge-sheet and strong evidence presented during trial, the Fast Track Special Court convicted all three accused and pronounced the sentence on Tuesday.
