A fast track court sentenced two brothers to 20 years in prison for gang-raping a woman for three months in Etawah, while their mother got four years for aiding her confinement.

UP: Two brothers get 20 years for gang-rape; mother jailed for aiding confinement
A fast track court has sentenced two brothers to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a married woman for nearly three months in Etawah in 2021. Their mother was sentenced to four years' imprisonment for aiding the offence, case officials said on Wednesday, August 12.
Rakesh Singh, a Judge of Fast Track Court-41, convicted Anvaar and Chhotu, both residents of Etawah district, on charges of gang-rape and kidnapping on Tuesday.
Besides the 20-year rigourous imprisonment for gang-rape, the court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each convict. They were also awarded five years' imprisonment and fined Rs 5,000 each under Section 366 (kidnapping to compel for marriage) of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code.
Their mother, Usha Devi, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and fined Rs 2,000 under Section 368 (wrongful confinement of kidnapped person) IPC, besides one year's imprisonment under Section 342 IPC for wrongful confinement.
Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) Jitendra Kumar Pandey said the prosecution examined five witnesses during the trial. The court relied on the survivor's testimony and medical evidence while convicting the accused.
The survivor, a mother of three, had gone to the Civil Supplies office in Govind Nagar with her two-year-old son on March 13, 2021, to apply for a ration card when she was allegedly abducted.
She was taken to Etawah, where she was confined for nearly three months and repeatedly raped by the two brothers, the ADGC added.
According to the prosecution, the woman managed to alert her family with the help of a neighbour after the accused left the place to attend a wedding.
Acting on the information, police rescued her from Etawah and arrested the three accused.
Commissioner of Police Raghubir Lal told PTI that the survivor's father had lodged an FIR on May 12, 2021, alleging that his daughter had been abducted, illegally confined and sexually assaulted for three months.

(With inputs from PTI)