Man gets death sentence for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Ganjam - OrissaPOST

Odisha man sentenced to death for raping minor girl

Bhubaneswar: A POCSO court in Odisha’s Ganjam district has awarded death penalty to a man for raping a minor girl five years ago. The Ad-hoc FTSC, POCSO court at Berhampur sentenced convict Keshaba Nahak alias Kesha to death under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Sections 376(2)(F) and 376 AB of the IPC. However, the death penalty to the convict is subjected to confirmation by the Orissa High Court. The court also sentenced Nahak to 10 years of ri…

Man gets death sentence for sexually assaulting 10-year-old girl in Ganjam - OrissaPOST

Berhampur: A POCSO court Thursday sentenced a man to death for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in Odisha’s Ganjam district five years ago. Describing the crime as falling in the rarest of rare category, fast-track court judge Rohit Lal Panda delivered the verdict after examining 13 witnesses, special public prosecutor Siba Prasad Mishra said. According to the prosecution, 31-year-old Kesab Nahak, a distant relative of the victim, lured th…

Man Gets Death Penalty For Raping Minor In Odisha’s Ganjam

Berhampur: A special court in Odisha’s Ganjam district sentenced a man to death for raping a minor girl and attempting to murder her five years ago. The fast-track POCSO court at Berhampur convicted and sentenced Keshab Nahak alias Kesha to death under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Sections 376(2)(F) and 376 AB of the IPC. However, the death penalty to the convict is subjected to confirmation by the Orissa High Court. The court also sentenced N…