Delhi Court sentences man to life for rape of minor, verdict delivered in 20 days
New Delhi: Tis Hazari Court, Delhi, has sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape and impregnation of a 16-year-old girl, concluding the case within 20 days of its institution. The verdict was pronounced by the court following proceedings in a matter that came to light earlier this year.
The case emerged on February 25, 2025, when the minor was brought to a hospital with severe abdominal pain. Medical examination revealed she was in labour, and she gave birth shortly after.This resulted in the filing of an FIR at Nihal Vihar police station.
After investigations, the case was officially filed on March 28. The court gave its verdict on April 15 and handed down the sentence the following day, committing the convict to life imprisonment under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya handed down a life sentence to the 45-year-old man under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, noting that the punishment would extend for the remainder of his natural life. The court also imposed a fine of ₹10,000.
In her sentencing order dated April 16, Judge Puniya observed the significant age difference between the accused and the minor, terming it an aggravating factor. The convict, she noted, was nearly three decades older than the 16-year-old girl, who gave birth to a child as a result of the repeated assault.
The court also observed the fact that the man, who was a frequent guest at the victim's home, well known to her father and addressed by the child as 'uncle' had taken advantage of the helplessness of the girl, indulging in long-term sexual abuse that led to pregnancy. The judge appreciated from the statement the physical and psychological abuse the minor had suffered, noting the tremendous pain she had endured during childbirth at such an early age.
Considering the damage inflicted, the court directed the survivor to be paid a sum of ₹19.5 lakh. Though money could not fully compensate for the emotional and psychological damage, the court hoped that the compensation would enable the little girl to go for education or acquire skills that would be useful for her in the future. Out of the total sum, ₹2 lakh was allocated under the head of mental injury and ₹4 lakh for the trauma of pregnancy.
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Gurugram Police arrest BJP Yuva Morcha member for spreading fake murder story on social media
New Delhi: Gurugram Police have arrested BJP Yuva Morcha member Hariom Mishra, for allegedly spreading a fabricated and communally sensitive story on social media about the murder of a college student in Gurugram.
Mishra who is also known as Shaurya Mishra had shared a collage of four photographs on his X handle earlier this month. He claimed that a 24-year-old college student, identified as Nikita Agarwal, had been murdered by her classmate Arif Khan in Gurugram. In the post, he alleged that the woman was blackmailed, forced into prostitution, gangraped, and eventually killed. He also claimed that Arif dumped her body in a forest. The claims were presented as being based on police sources.
The post went viral and garnering over 1.5 lakh views, and was amplified by several right-wing social media handles across X, Facebook and Instagram. A verification of the claims revealed that no such incident had taken place in Gurugram. A search of credible news reports showed no record of any such murder. The police said this news would have inevitably attracted media attention if it were true.
On December 11, Gurugram Police publicly refuted the claims through their official X handle. They stated that the information which was being circulated was completely false. The police warned that legal action would be taken against those spreading misinformation. Despite the warning, Mishra neither deleted the post nor issued any clarification.
Police in Gurugram confirmed Mishra's arrest on December 16. The police said a FIR was filed after he continued to spread false information about the alleged murder of a Hindu woman by Muslim man. Police said Mishra, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district, is now being investigated.
Gurugram Police spokesperson Sandeep Singh told The Print that the accused had deliberately misrepresented facts and used objectionable content to spread hatred along religious lines. “Such posts can create serious disturbances in society, and the police take these matters very seriously,” he said.
A reverse image search conducted by fact-checkers at Alt News, revealed that the photographs used in the viral post were unrelated to the claims, while two of the images were traced to a Pinterest account belonging to influencer Maulik Chopra and another image was sourced from an Instagram post by influencer Shivam Thakur featuring a woman named Deepanshi Rawat. The fourth image was found on an unrelated Instagram page. The images depicted different individuals and had no connection to any crime.
Police said they are also investigating Mishra’s motive behind sharing the false and provocative content.
