MATHURA: A Mathura court on Friday sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh after completing a fast-tracked hearing in less than two months.
The convict, 30-year-old Satish, a resident of Saunkh Road in Kotwali area, was sentenced within 57 days for the crime committed in the second week of October. He was accused of raping a 10-year-old girl in his neighbourhood after taking her to his house on the pretext of feeding her ‘Bhandara’ (community feeding).
Satish had thrown away her body in the forest after strangulation. The body was later recovered from the forested area in front of PMV Polytechnic College.
According to sources, the police produced 20 witnesses in connection with the case. “On November 24, the testimony of 10 witnesses was completed. The hearing in the case was completed by November 25 and the DNA report was awaited, which was produced in the court on December 5”, the sources confirmed.
Based on the reports, the court completed the hearing and pronounced judgment Friday. The convict has also confessed to the crime, police sources said. (ANI)