Man convicted to life imprisonment within 17 days of rape incident in Rajasthan

Guwahati: A special POCSO court in Rajasthan's Churu district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl.

The minor girl was raped one 21-year-old Dayaram Meghwal 17 days back.

The court convicted and sentenced Dayaram Meghwal on Tuesday.

Meghwal had raped the girl on November 30 and was arrested the next day under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).

Police had filed a charge sheet on December 7 and the verdict was pronounced on Tuesday. He was awarded life imprisonment under POCSO.

"Police took prompt action and completed investigation and filed charge sheet in seven days. The trial in the court was conducted on a day-to-day basis. Scientific evidence and the victim's statements played a crucial role in the case," SP, Churu, Tejaswani Gautam, said on Wednesday.

She said the convict's father was also involved in a rape case in the past and had been sentenced by a court.

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