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Lucknow: A court in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, Monday sentenced two youths to life imprisonment for the September 2022 gang rape and murder of two minor Dalit sisters...
Two others have been sentenced to six years imprisonment for the crime. All four Junaid, Sunil alias Chhotu (who was known to the family), Karimuddin and Arif were convicted last week...
Junaid and Chhotu have been found guilty under IPC sections 302 (murder), 376DA (gangrape of a girl aged below 16), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 452 (house trespass), 363 (kidnapping), 201 (destroying evidence) and 34 (common intention), and under the POCSO Act...
Karimuddin and Arif have been found guilty under IPC Section 201 (destroying evidence), and face a fine of Rs 5,000 besides the jail sentence...
Speaking to mediapersons, special public prosecutor Brijesh Pandey said the special investigation team (SIT) formed to probe the case filed its chargesheet in the court of special judge (POCSO) on 28 September last year...
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