3 convicted for Dalit minors rape

The Ahmedabad District Sessions Court today convicted and sentenced three persons to varied jail terms for raping a minor Dalit girl from Bavla village for more than a year.

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The Ahmedabad District (Rural) Sessions Court today convicted and sentenced three persons to varied jail terms for raping a minor Dalit girl from Bavla village for more than a year. Five other accused were acquitted.

The court of Judge P C Thaker also slapped fine of different amounts on the trio,totaling Rs 26,000. Half of the amount of the fine has been ordered to be paid to the victim as compensation.

Mohabbat Malek was awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment while Jignesh Dave and Hayat Khan Malek were sentenced to seven years and two years imprisonment respectively.

According to Special Public Prosecutor in the case Nayana Bhatt,the victim had run away with Mohabbat Malek in November 2006. After keeping her for some time,Mohabbat with the help of others sold her off to some persons who raped her repeatedly. During her stay with Mohabbat also,Bhatt said,the girl was subjected to cruelty and was given a very harsh treatment.

In the meantime,her father had lodged a complaint of missing with the Bavla police station. She was subsequently traced from Surendranagar district following which she lodged a complaint against eight persons.

After conducting the trial,the court convicted three of them while observing that the girls ordeal and the fact that she was raped for around 13 months cannot be denied and that the offence showed the falling moral standards of society.

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