A Kolkata court on Friday awarded death sentence to the accused who raped and murdered a minor girl in the Jaynagar area of West Bengal in October 2024..The body of the nine-year-old girl was discovered in the Mahismari area of Jaynagar in the early hours of October 5.A court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) today awarded death penalty to the accused.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shared the news on her X handle.She said that the accused has been sentenced to death by the Baruipur court in Kolkata within 62 days of the heinous incident."Conviction and capital punishment in such a case in just over two months is unprecedented in the history of the state. I congratulate the state police and all those involved in the prosecution process for this outstanding achievement. The Govt has zero tolerance towards offences against women and will continue to ensure that justice is neither delayed nor denied," the tweet stated..Earlier, the High Court had directed the postmortem examination of the body to be conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Kalyani.The High Court had also directed the police to invoke the relevant provisions of the POCSO Act in the case.
A Kolkata court on Friday awarded death sentence to the accused who raped and murdered a minor girl in the Jaynagar area of West Bengal in October 2024..The body of the nine-year-old girl was discovered in the Mahismari area of Jaynagar in the early hours of October 5.A court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) today awarded death penalty to the accused.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shared the news on her X handle.She said that the accused has been sentenced to death by the Baruipur court in Kolkata within 62 days of the heinous incident."Conviction and capital punishment in such a case in just over two months is unprecedented in the history of the state. I congratulate the state police and all those involved in the prosecution process for this outstanding achievement. The Govt has zero tolerance towards offences against women and will continue to ensure that justice is neither delayed nor denied," the tweet stated..Earlier, the High Court had directed the postmortem examination of the body to be conducted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Kalyani.The High Court had also directed the police to invoke the relevant provisions of the POCSO Act in the case.
