Agar: 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for 2 rape convicts

Agar: 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for 2 rape convicts

After the incident, a district-level committee was formed under the chairmanship of then district collector which considered the crime a heinous crime.

FP News ServiceUpdated: Tuesday, November 01, 2022, 09:40 PM IST
Agar: 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for 2 rape convicts
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Agar (Madhya Pradesh): The court of the district and first additional session judge Pradeep Kumar Dubey here in Agar sentenced two rape accused to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. Court also slapped a fine of Rs nine thousand each on them.

Assistant district prosecution officer Anup Kumar Gupta informed that the incident took place on June 27, 2019, in broad daylight when a woman was kidnapped and gang raped by the accused duo.

After the incident, a district-level committee was formed under the chairmanship of then district collector which considered the crime a heinous crime.

In the case, Kotwali police Agar, on the report of the victim booked Mokam Singh Sondhia, 34, and Balusinh Chauhan, 22, both residents of Kulmandi village under Sections 366, 376D, 506(2) and 324 of Indian Penal Code.

After their arrest, police produced a challan before the court.

Based on the evidence and the testimony of the victim, the court found both the accused guilty and sentenced them to 20-year rigorous imprisonment.