A court in Chaibasa, Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the gang rape of a 26-year-old woman.
The woman, a software engineer, was going out on a two-wheeler with her boyfriend on the evening of October 20, 2022, when eight-ten people stopped them near OL Aerodrome in Chaibasa. According to the police, they allegedly beat up her boyfriend and raped her after taking her to a secluded place.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge-1 sentenced Suren Devgam, Prakash Devgam Soma Sinku, Purmi Devgam and Shiv Shankar Karji to life imprisonment "till the last breath" after convicting them under various sections of the IPC, including gang-related section 376 (D). . Rape, and Section 377 which deals with "carnal intercourse against the order of nature".
He was sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment under IPC section 395 (robbery) and seven years' imprisonment under IPC section 397 (robbery, attempt to cause death or grievous hurt).
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each accused under each section.
After committing the crime, the accused ran away leaving the woman on the spot. They also snatched his wallet and mobile phone. The woman somehow reached home and informed her family about the incident after which they lodged a police complaint.
The case against the four minors involved in the crime was pending in the Juvenile Justice Board.
The woman, a software engineer, was going out on a two-wheeler with her boyfriend on the evening of October 20, 2022, when eight-ten people stopped them near OL Aerodrome in Chaibasa. According to the police, they allegedly beat up her boyfriend and raped her after taking her to a secluded place.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge-1 sentenced Suren Devgam, Prakash Devgam Soma Sinku, Purmi Devgam and Shiv Shankar Karji to life imprisonment "till the last breath" after convicting them under various sections of the IPC, including gang-related section 376 (D). . Rape, and Section 377 which deals with "carnal intercourse against the order of nature".
He was sentenced to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment under IPC section 395 (robbery) and seven years' imprisonment under IPC section 397 (robbery, attempt to cause death or grievous hurt).
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each accused under each section.
After committing the crime, the accused ran away leaving the woman on the spot. They also snatched his wallet and mobile phone. The woman somehow reached home and informed her family about the incident after which they lodged a police complaint.
The case against the four minors involved in the crime was pending in the Juvenile Justice Board.