Death penalty to rape, double murder accused

Pali: A POCSO Court in Pali district awarded the death penalty to a 22-year-old accused in a case involving rape and double murder. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on the accused.

“The accused committed an egregious crime, deserving the death penalty,” POCSO court judge Anwar Ahmed Chauhan stated during the verdict. Public prosecutor Khimaram Patel stated that the accused, identified as Arjun Singh, was sentenced after pleading guilty. According to Patel, on May 1, 2023, the accused had raped a 10-yr-old girl and subsequently murdered her and her brother.

He also murdered 13-yr-old brother of the minor girl. “Killing 10 and 13-yr-old minors and raping a 10-year-old-girl is a very serious crime. The lives of the deceased had not even begun and accused brutally murdered them. Such a criminal must get death penalty,” court observed.