UP: Man gets death sentence for raping 7-yr-old, murdering her 5-yr-old sister
Shahjahanpur (UP) (PTI): A court here has sentenced a man to capital punishment after he was convicted of raping a seven-year-old girl and murdering her younger sister four years ago, an official said on Saturday.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.37 lakh on the convict.
Additional District and Sessions Judge, Shahjahanpur, Manoj Kumar Siddhu, in a verdict on Friday, held Anil alias Chameli guilty and ordered that the accused be hanged till death, Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Rajneesh Kumar Mishra told PTI on Saturday.
Sharing details about the case, Mishra said that on February 22, 2021, two sisters -- a seven-year-old and a five-year-old -- had gone to use the toilet at the primary school in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur district.
The accused, Anil alias Chameli, lured them with biscuits and honey, and took them to the fields far from the village where he raped the elder sister and murdered the younger one, the officer said.
When the elder sister resisted, he hit her on the head with a sharp iron tool, he said, adding that the younger girl was murdered as she had told the accused she will go home and narrate the incident to her parents.
When the two girls did not return home, their family, along with locals, searched for them in the village and fields.
The younger sister's body was found outside the village, while the older sister was found in a mustard field 100 metres away, still breathing, the officer said.
An FIR was filed in the matter on February 23, 2021.
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Karnataka electoral roll SIR exercise to begin from June 20
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka will begin SIR of electoral rolls from June 20 as part of a nationwide exercise covering 16 states and three Union territories, CEO Anbu Kumar said on Friday.
The drive will cover more than 5.55 crore electors in the state, he said.
As per the schedule notified by the Election Commission (EC), preparation, training and printing activities will be carried out from June 20 to June 29 and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will conduct house-to-house visits from June 30 to July 29.
The rationalisation of polling stations is scheduled to be completed by July 29. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 5, following which claims and objections can be filed between August 5 and September 4.
The notice phase and disposal of claims and objections will continue from August 5 to October 3, and the final electoral roll will be published on October 7, it said.
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Addressing a press conference here, CEO Kumar said that in Karnataka, the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer is fully prepared to proceed with the SIR of electoral rolls.
As part of this exercise, we have successfully mapped 86.46 per cent of our voters, he said.
"The primary objective of this entire exercise is to ensure that every eligible voter is enrolled, while simultaneously ensuring that no ineligible individuals are included in the voter list. Therefore, I seek the support and cooperation of all the voters of Karnataka, all political parties, and our friends from the media," he added.
According to the statement issued by the CEO's office, 59,050 BLOs will be involved in the SIR of the electoral roll in the state. The exercise will cover approximately 5,55,74,064 electors in the state as of May 12.
The SIR is a participative and transparent exercise involving electors, political parties and the election machinery. During the revision process, BLOs will undertake house-to-house visits for the distribution and collection of enumeration forms, the statement said.
Stating that there are currently 25,284 Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by recognised political parties, the CEO urged all recognised political parties to appoint BLAs for every polling station to ensure active participation and transparency in the revision process.
Electors have been requested to cooperate with BLOs during the house-to-house distribution and collection of enumeration forms.
Further details regarding the revision process, forms and schedule will be made available on the official websites of the District Election Officers, the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, and the Election Commission of India, the statement said.
