<p>A special CBI court on Saturday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a 19-year- old BTech student at her home here three years ago.</p>.<p>Special CBI court judge A K Mishra had on Friday found Rahul Raj guilty of raping the student and killing her on December 15, 2016.</p>.<p>Pronouncing the quantum of punishment on Saturday, the court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict.</p>.<p>The CBI, which took over the case on the recommendation of the Jharkhand government, lodged an FIR on March 28, 2018, and arrested Raj in June this year.</p>.<p>The student was found dead at her home in Ranchi with her face and torso charred. The autopsy report revealed that she was killed after being raped.</p>.<p>Raj hails from Bihar's Nalanda district. </p>
<p>A special CBI court on Saturday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a 19-year- old BTech student at her home here three years ago.</p>.<p>Special CBI court judge A K Mishra had on Friday found Rahul Raj guilty of raping the student and killing her on December 15, 2016.</p>.<p>Pronouncing the quantum of punishment on Saturday, the court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict.</p>.<p>The CBI, which took over the case on the recommendation of the Jharkhand government, lodged an FIR on March 28, 2018, and arrested Raj in June this year.</p>.<p>The student was found dead at her home in Ranchi with her face and torso charred. The autopsy report revealed that she was killed after being raped.</p>.<p>Raj hails from Bihar's Nalanda district. </p>