<p>A court in Gujarat's Surat city on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a 23-year-old man for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl in February.</p>.<p>Additional sessions judge Shakuntala Solanki handed down the capital punishment to accused Yusuf Ismail and also asked the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the victim.</p>.<p>Ismail was found guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 376 (rape), and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>.<p>The prosecution had sought death penalty for the accused, claiming that it was a 'rarest of rare' case. The incident took place at Kapletha village near Sachin industrial area of Surat. Ismail was a friend of the victim's father.</p>.<p>On February 27, Ismail took the girl to a nearby shop, saying he would buy her some snacks. He raped the child and killed her using a knife. He then fled from the spot dumping the body in an open field, but was nabbed by police the next day.</p>
<p>A court in Gujarat's Surat city on Wednesday awarded death sentence to a 23-year-old man for the rape and murder of a two-year-old girl in February.</p>.<p>Additional sessions judge Shakuntala Solanki handed down the capital punishment to accused Yusuf Ismail and also asked the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the kin of the victim.</p>.<p>Ismail was found guilty under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 302 (murder) and 376 (rape), and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.</p>.<p>The prosecution had sought death penalty for the accused, claiming that it was a 'rarest of rare' case. The incident took place at Kapletha village near Sachin industrial area of Surat. Ismail was a friend of the victim's father.</p>.<p>On February 27, Ismail took the girl to a nearby shop, saying he would buy her some snacks. He raped the child and killed her using a knife. He then fled from the spot dumping the body in an open field, but was nabbed by police the next day.</p>