Six get life in jail for rape of Swiss woman

Armed with a gun and sticks,they first asked the male partner to come out and demanded money. The victim came out after sensing that something was wrong but both were beaten up.

The accused then took turns to rape her while the partner was taken some distance away and beaten up. The accused had fled with a laptop,cellphone,batteries and earphones and Rs 10,000 — items that eventually helped in conviction.

The accused were arrested within two days.

Special court judge Jitendra Sharma fined the six accused Rs 10,000 each and said Rs 50,000 from that amount will be given to the victim,who had been so traumatised by the incident that she refused to come to identify the accused.

Rampro,23,Brijesh,24,Bhuta,30,Rishi,20,Vishnu 25,and Nitin,22,were given life sentence for rape while Rampro was separately sentenced to three more years in jail under the Arms Act.

Government Pleader Rajendra Tiwari said DNA tests helped pin down five of the accused,except Rishi. However,the looted items were recovered from him,which confirmed that he was too was involved in the crime.

The Datia police had completed the investigation in 11 days and filed the chargesheet on March 26.