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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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
