Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A POCSO court in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur on Tuesday awarded death penalty to two persons convicted for the rape and murder of a minor girl.
An eight-year girl was raped and murdered under the Tirtol police limits in Jagatsinghpur district in 2014.
Public prosecutor Dolagobind Das said the duo kidnapped the eight-year-old girl while she was returning home after buying chocolates. They killed the girl after raping her, he said.
After examining the statements of 27 witnesses, the court awarded death penalty to the two accused, while acquitting two others in connection with the case.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz