POCSO Court Judge Bhaskar Chandra Sahu here convicted one Gagan Pradhan in a case involving rape and murder of a minor girl and awarded him life imprisonment. He pronounced the judgement on the basis of 21 witnesses, doctor’s report and scientific report.
On September 22, 2018 at about 2pm when the victim went to attend the nature’s call in a field, Pradhan dragged her to a secluded place and raped her. When the victim shouted for help, the accused killed her.
When the victim did not return home, her parents searched for her all around but in vain. Later, the father of the victim lodged an FIR at Kotagarh police station. The police arrested Pradhan later.
The Judge also directed the authorities to give Rs 5 lakh to the family of the victim as compensation. From the Government side, Special Public Prosecutor Banamali Behera conducted the case.
