KOLKATA: A Pocso court docket Thursday sentenced a fuel supply agent, 33, to dying for rape and homicide of a seven-year-old woman, the one baby of his landlord in Kolkata’s Tiljala, in March final 12 months, reviews . Amongst those that testified towards Alok Kumar Sah was his spouse, pregnant with the couple’s baby on the time of the crime.
Kolkata police filed a 250-page chargesheet inside 80 days of the crime.After his arrest, the accused claimed he killed the kid for the “well-being” of his yet-to-be-born baby on recommendation of a tantrik.
However probe nailed his lie. Post-mortem revealed the kid had died as a result of strangulation and head accidents and was sexually abused. Forty-five witnesses, together with the accused’s spouse, testified towards him.
“The spouse’s testimony was essential. No witnesses turned hostile,” public prosecutor Shibnath Adhikari mentioned.
