‘Rarest of rare’: UP court sentences man to death for raping minor sisters, killing one

Investigators established that a local man, identified as Anil, had been the last person seen with the girls. He was taken into custody and, after interrogation, confessed to the crime, police said.

Government counsel Sanjeev Kumar Singh told the court that the accused had lured the children with biscuits and taken them to a field on the pretext of giving them honey, and that both girls were sexually assaulted before being struck with a blunt object.

“The investigation found that the accused had sexually assaulted both the girls and then struck them with a blunt object. Believing them to be dead, he left them lying in the field,” Singh said in court. A chargesheet was filed after the police completed their probe.

Ten prosecution witnesses were examined during the trial, authorities said. After reviewing the evidence and testimony, the court concluded the case met the threshold for the death penalty and pronounced the sentence.

“After reviewing the evidence and testimony, the court concluded that the case fell under the ‘rarest of rare’ category and sentenced Anil to death,” Singh said.

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