Kidnapping, rape, murder of 10 yrs old girl
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 17: 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Renu Dogra, in a case of kidnapping, rape and murder of 10 yrs old girl, has awarded life-imprisonment to Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, of Rajbagh Srinagar, who happens to be distant cousin of the deceased.
As per the prosecution case, on 23-08-2007 one Fayaz Ahmad approached Police Station Rajbagh with a written complaint stating therein that his daughter aged about 10 years went out to shop at 1300 hours and was untraceable since then.
During the course of investigation, it came to the fore that Zahoor, who happens to be distant cousin of the victim, was putting up in the same house where the family of the deceased lives.
On 23 August 2007, the accused followed the victim when she was sent by her father to bring cigarettes and bread from a nearby shop. Sheikh lured her to a nearby vacant migrant house where he raped and murdered and also tried to burn her body.
After hearing both the sides, the court awarded life imprisonment to the convict Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh, son of Abdul Rashid Sheikh of Rajbagh for the commission of the offence under Section 302 RPC.
He was further awarded rigorous imprisonment of 7 years for offence punishable under Section 363 RPC and 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the offence punishable under Sections 376 RPC.
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