Two retired teachers get 20 years in jail for gang-raping a minor

Muzaffarnagar (IANS) | A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar has sentenced two retired teachers to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment for the gang rape of a nine-year-old girl in March 2022. Additional district public prosecutor (ADGC) Dinesh Kumar Sharma said Rajkumar Sharma, 72, a retired teacher, used to run a school in the girl’s area. He was the principal of the school and another retired teacher Udaypal Dhiman, 65, taught there.

He committed the crime on March 2, 2022 with the minor. Subsequently, a case was registered against him at Nagar Kotwali police station.

The lawyer said that he was arrested and sent to jail.

Based on the testimony of the girl and her medical report, the court pronounced the verdict within 15 months and 18 days.

Special Additional Sessions Court (Poxo Act) judge Baburam, who heard the case, also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each.

A police officer said, following a complaint by the girl’s father, a case was registered against the accused.

–IANS