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Five get lifer for raping German girl
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (PTI) A local court here in India's
northern Union Territory Wednesday sentenced five youths to
life imprisonment for raping a 20-year-old German girl after
abducting her from outside a five-star hotel last September.
All the five were convicted Tuesday by Additional
District and Sessions Judge Raj Shekhar Attri in a speedy
trial that lasted just a week.
The judge announced the sentence after hearing agruments
in camera from both the prosecution and the defence for three
hours.
The five are Pankaj Punia, Manvir Singh Jolly, Harpreet
Singh Dalli, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi and Sompal.
The five youths were convicted under section 376 (2) (g)
(gangrape) of the Indian Penal Code and awarded life
imprisonment.
Besides, the court slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on each
one of them for the gangrape offence.
The judge also held them guilty under section 473 (display
of fake number plate on the vehicle), 363/366 (kidnapping) and
506 (threatening).
He awarded three-year jail term for their conviction
under section 473 and five-year for the offence under section
363/366 besides imposing a fine of Rs 3,000 for each of these
two offences.
The court also awarded one-year jail term and a fine of
Rs 1,000 under section 506.
The total fine payable by each convict would be Rs 27,000
and all the four prison terms would run concurrently, the
court said.
The German tourist was abducted from outside a five-star
hotel in Chandigarh on September 28 last year and was taken to
Samalakha in Haryana's Ambala district where she was raped at
different farm houses.
In-camera proceedings in the court were held on January
16-17.
The recording of the statement and the cross-examination
of the girl, who specially flew to India for the purpose, were
completed on January 17.
The victim spoke in German during recording of her
statement and was helped by three interpreters including one
from the German Embassy.
After her deposition, the girl went back to her home on
January 18. The Chandigarh administration bore the cost of her
airfare.
She came to Chandigarh on September 23 to attend her
friend's wedding. PTI VJ
PMR
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northern Union Territory Wednesday sentenced five youths to
life imprisonment for raping a 20-year-old German girl after
abducting her from outside a five-star hotel last September.
All the five were convicted Tuesday by Additional
District and Sessions Judge Raj Shekhar Attri in a speedy
trial that lasted just a week.
The judge announced the sentence after hearing agruments
in camera from both the prosecution and the defence for three
hours.
The five are Pankaj Punia, Manvir Singh Jolly, Harpreet
Singh Dalli, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi and Sompal.
The five youths were convicted under section 376 (2) (g)
(gangrape) of the Indian Penal Code and awarded life
imprisonment.
Besides, the court slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on each
one of them for the gangrape offence.
The judge also held them guilty under section 473 (display
of fake number plate on the vehicle), 363/366 (kidnapping) and
506 (threatening).
He awarded three-year jail term for their conviction
under section 473 and five-year for the offence under section
363/366 besides imposing a fine of Rs 3,000 for each of these
two offences.
The court also awarded one-year jail term and a fine of
Rs 1,000 under section 506.
The total fine payable by each convict would be Rs 27,000
and all the four prison terms would run concurrently, the
court said.
The German tourist was abducted from outside a five-star
hotel in Chandigarh on September 28 last year and was taken to
Samalakha in Haryana's Ambala district where she was raped at
different farm houses.
In-camera proceedings in the court were held on January
16-17.
The recording of the statement and the cross-examination
of the girl, who specially flew to India for the purpose, were
completed on January 17.
The victim spoke in German during recording of her
statement and was helped by three interpreters including one
from the German Embassy.
After her deposition, the girl went back to her home on
January 18. The Chandigarh administration bore the cost of her
airfare.
She came to Chandigarh on September 23 to attend her
friend's wedding. PTI VJ
PMR
NNNN
