A local court today sentenced a 17-year-old Mani Majra boy to 20 years in jail for raping his 16-year-old cousin. He was also directed to pay a fine of Rs 1.05 lakh, of which Rs 1 lakh is to be given to the victim. He, along with accomplice Hari Prasad (21), was an accused in the case and was being tried separately.
According to the reports, the victim had gone to her
brother’s house in Mani Majra after having an argument with her mother.
She was sitting on the staircase of the house waiting for her brother to
come home.
According to the complaint, around 11 pm, her cousins, who
lived on the ground floor, forcibly took her to a secluded room. She
said they raped her and fled from the spot. She later informed her
mother, who took her to the police.
A case of rape was registered under Section 376 of the IPC and under Section 8 of the POCSO Act on her complaint.
The defence counsel claimed that there was a property dispute in the family and thus the two were falsely implicated in the case. However, the accused was found guilty by the court.
Now, the 17-year-old is currently in a juvenile home and will be transferred to the Burail jail as soon as he turns 18.
