Odisha

Odisha Court Awards Death Penalty To Child Rape-Murder Accused

Keonjhar: The court of the Additional District Judge (ADJ) on Thursday sentenced Sunil Nayak to death for raping and killing a three-year-old girl in Keonjhar district in 2017.

The ADJ Loknath Sahu pronounced the death penalty under the POCSO Act on the basis of the statement of 28 witnesses.

Claiming that he is falsely implicated in the case, the accused told the media that he will move the upper court.

The gruesome incident had taken place in Champua police limits n January 13, 2017, when Nayak picked the victim from her house and raped her at a secluded place.

According to the post-mortem report, the death of the child was due to shock and haemorrhage due to forceful penetration.

The accused was later arrested by police.

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Rain Causes Extensive Damage To Paddy In Odisha; Govt Seeks Report

Rayagada/Bhubaneswar: Even as paddy procurement is in progress in several districts of Odisha, the unseasonal…

37 minutes ago

Night Temp May Plummet To 13°C In Bhubaneswar; Dense Fog Alert For 5 Odisha Dists

Bhubaneswar: After depression-induced rains for two days, Odisha may witness a gradual fall in the…

1 hour ago

416 More Arrested During Overnight Crackdown Against Child Marriage In Assam

Guwahati: A crackdown on illegal child marriages on the night of December 21-22 saw 416…

2 hours ago

‘Jai Jagannath’; PM Modi Interacts With Worker From Odisha During Kuwait Visit

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an interaction with a worker from Odisha’s Ganjam during…

2 hours ago

Former Bhubaneswar MLA Bijaya Mohanty Passes Away At 60

Bhubaneswar: Former MLA from Bhubaneswar Central Bijaya Kumar Mohanty breathed his last on Sunday afternoon.…

2 hours ago

Speeding SUV Kills 4-Year-Old On Footpath, Teenager Driver Arrested

Mumbai: A four-year-old boy was killed after a speeding car, which was allegedly being driven by…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.