Churu (Rajasthan), August 18: A local court in Churu district of Rajasthan on Tuesday convicted and sentenced two men to life imprisonment in a 2016 gang rape case of a 26-year-old woman.
A sentence was announced by the Special Judge of SC/ST Court Madhu Hisaria in Rajasthan’s Churu on Tuesday. The two convicted in the case are Ram Singh and Jaideep.
The Public Prosecutor
Ajit Singh Rathod said that a gang rape case was registered at the Bhanipura
police station in Charu district around five years ago. Both the convicted are
residents of Derajsar village. “The two accused had not just gang-raped the
victim, but also cut the victim’s breast,” said Rathod.
Rathod said that the
victim, in her complaint, had mentioned that the two convicts forcefully entered her
house and gang-raped her at knifepoint. “The two men were in an inebriated
state and when the woman tried to resist, they stabbed her breast with a
knife” added Rathod.
He further said that
the Special Judge of S/ST Court Madhu Hisaria sentenced the duo to rigorous
life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,00,000.
“The Bhanipura Police
after thoroughly investigating the case had presented a chalan in the Special
ST/SC Court against the convicted. A total of 14 witnesses were presented in
the case,” added Rathod.
According to the
National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Rajasthan has registered the highest
number of rape cases followed by Uttar Pradesh in 2019. A total of 5,997 rape
cases were lodged in the state followed by UP with 3,065.
Rape cases in the
state have seen a consistent rise in the last few years. In the year 2017,
around 3,305 cases were lodged which shot up to 4,335 and 5,997 in the years
2018 and 2019 respectively, a media report said.