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Jamnagar Court Sentences Man to Death for Brutal Murder of Minor Niece
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News18•09-10-2026, 21:30
Jamnagar Court Sentences Man to Death for Brutal Murder of Minor Niece
- •A special POCSO court in Jamnagar sentenced a 39-year-old man to death for the brutal murder and torture of his seven-year-old niece in 2025.
- •The court also handed him life imprisonment under the POCSO Act for the sexual assault of the minor girl.
- •The horrific incident occurred on January 12, 2025, after the victim asked to go to her father's house.
- •The post-mortem report revealed 23 injuries on the victim's body, including severe burns inflicted with a hot iron rod and a matchstick.
- •Special POCSO Court Judge V P Agrawal classified the crime as a rarest of rare case, relying on 23 witnesses and 95 documentary pieces of evidence.
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A special POCSO court in Gujarat's Jamnagar district sentenced the 39-year-old accused man to death for murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and to life imprisonment under the POCSO Act.
The tragic incident occurred on January 12, 2025, after the victim asked to go to her father's house and was subsequently subjected to brutal torture and sexual assault.
During the trial at the special POCSO court, the prosecution successfully presented 23 witnesses and approximately 95 documentary pieces of evidence to secure the conviction.