The Hojai District Additional Sessions’ Court in Assam on Wednesday passed a historic decision by announcing a death sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Hojai.
The minor girl was allegedly raped and murdered by the culprit Chandan alias Vikram Harijan on February 26, 2020.
Judge N Chena Baya Deuri passed the historic verdict after a trial of two months.
Harijan was found guilty under Section 376 (A), 302 of the Indian Penal Code, Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act 2019.
