<p>Kalaburagi: The Additional District and Sessions (Special Pocso) Court sentenced a man to death and also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh for the rape and murder of a minor girl, in the city on Monday.</p>.<p>This is said to be the first case in the district where a convict has been sentenced to death in a Pocso case.</p>.<p>The convict, Gunderao Chopade (28), is a resident of Devantagi village in Aland taluk.</p>.Robbers break into ATM, decamp with Rs 18L cash in Kalaburagi.<p>On July 15, 2023, Chopade, a agricultural labourer, had forcibly dragged the girl to a sugarcane field. After raping the girl, he suffocated her to death and had thrown the body into an open well. The victim was on her way to another village to buy books when the crime was perpetrated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident had triggered widespread outrage from the general public across the district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nimbarga police, who had registered the case, faced tough challenges during investigations due to absence of direct witnesses. However, the cops, led by investigating officer Bhasu Chavan, conducted probe and submitted a charge sheet to the court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Judge Yamanappa Bammanagi, who heard the arguments, sentenced the convict to death and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh under the Pocso Act. The court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the mother of the deceased girl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Special Public Prosecutor Shantaveera Tuppad argued on behalf of the government.</p>
<p>Kalaburagi: The Additional District and Sessions (Special Pocso) Court sentenced a man to death and also slapped a fine of Rs one lakh for the rape and murder of a minor girl, in the city on Monday.</p>.<p>This is said to be the first case in the district where a convict has been sentenced to death in a Pocso case.</p>.<p>The convict, Gunderao Chopade (28), is a resident of Devantagi village in Aland taluk.</p>.Robbers break into ATM, decamp with Rs 18L cash in Kalaburagi.<p>On July 15, 2023, Chopade, a agricultural labourer, had forcibly dragged the girl to a sugarcane field. After raping the girl, he suffocated her to death and had thrown the body into an open well. The victim was on her way to another village to buy books when the crime was perpetrated.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The incident had triggered widespread outrage from the general public across the district.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Nimbarga police, who had registered the case, faced tough challenges during investigations due to absence of direct witnesses. However, the cops, led by investigating officer Bhasu Chavan, conducted probe and submitted a charge sheet to the court.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Judge Yamanappa Bammanagi, who heard the arguments, sentenced the convict to death and slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh under the Pocso Act. The court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the mother of the deceased girl.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Special Public Prosecutor Shantaveera Tuppad argued on behalf of the government.</p>