A special court in Vijayawada has convicted a father for raping his daughter and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
Special court judge A Gridhar pronounced the judgment less than a year after the case of rape was booked against 38-year-old D Yedukondalu by Vijayawada police. The court has also imposed Rs30,000 fine on the convict failing which he will have to undergo another six months of imprisonment.
According to the prosecution Yedukondalu, a farm labour and father of three children was an alcoholic and had raped his 15-year-old physically challenged daughter at home many times. The girl was seventh standard student.
After the victim revealed the horror she was facing to her mother Nagamma, a complaint was lodged with the police on April 20 last year. The police arrested the accused and filed a chargesheet in special court.
The accused had another school going son and seven year old daughter and his wife was also working as daily wage laborer. As other children go to school nobody was home and the hapless girl was often alone at home, the accused targeted her and exploited her sexually for six months, the prosecution told the court.
During the hearing the court recorded the statements of 15 people including the mother of the victim and other family members and the judge pronounced him guilty.
Assistant Public Prosecutor D Sambasiva Rao expressed satisfaction that the court was able to deliver the verdict within 10 months.
The court directed the Mandal legal Services Authority to extend the necessary help for education, welfare and livelihood to the victim and her siblings.