Bokaro: A special POCSO court in Bokaro sentenced three convicts, including the mother of a nine-year-old rape-and-murder victim, to life imprisonment in connection with the May 2024 case.Special POCSO Judge Devesh Kumar Tripathi pronounced the sentence on Monday. Special Public Prosecutor Ravi Shankar Choudhary said the three had conspired to kill the child because she opposed her mother’s illicit relationship with Murmu.According to the prosecution, the child was lured from a wedding at Ordana Mahlijara village on May 4, sexually assaulted and strangled, and her mutilated body was later dumped in bushes.Her father reported that she went missing after dinner. Villagers found her body the next morning with rope marks and bloodied clothes.Police registered case 74/2024 on May 5 under IPC Sections 376DB, 302 and 201, and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The trio was arrested on Feb 26, 2025, and the chargesheet was filed on May 19.Judge Tripathi imposed life terms and fines under the IPC and POCSO Act. The convicts were sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life under Sections 302/34 of the IPC and fined Rs 20,000 each. In default, they will undergo two additional years of rigorous imprisonment.
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