Gurugram, Jun 4 A special POCSO court in Nuh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for kidnapping and killing a minor girl in 2024, officials said on Thursday.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge Ashu Sanjeev Tinjan also imposed a fine of Rs 17,000 on the convict, Abbas, a resident of Doha village in the Ferozpur Jhirka subdivision of Nuh district, they added.
According to a spokesman for Nuh police, the case dates back to 2024 when the victim girl, about seven years old, was abducted while she was playing outside her home.
Her family lodged a missing person's complaint at the Ferozpur Jhirka police station the next day. During the investigation, police arrested Abbas who led them to the girl's body, buried in a mustard field in the village, he said.
“During trial, the charges against the accused were proven based on the testimonies of various witnesses and the evidence collected by police. The court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment,” the spokesman said.
