Attempt to rape case: UP court sentences man to life imprisonment
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): A court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine after convicting him of committing obscene acts and attempting to rape a Dalit minor girl, according to case officials.
Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act) Parul Verma on Wednesday awarded the sentence to the convict, Satyam Pal, after holding him guilty in the case.
Special Public Prosecutor Nirbhay Singh said on Thursday that the case was registered on a complaint alleging that on December 5, 2024, the accused assaulted the complainant's seven-year-old daughter, committed obscene acts and attempted to rape her.
Police registered a case against Satyam Pal under provisions of the SC/ST Act and other relevant sections and later filed a chargesheet in the court, he said.
After hearing arguments from both sides and examining the evidence, the court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.40 lakh, Singh added.
The court also directed that the fine amount be paid to the victim and ordered that she be granted compensation as per rules from the Uttar Pradesh Rani Lakshmibai Mahila Samman Kosh, he said.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
