Rewari Gangrape: 20-year rigorous imprisonment for all 3 convicts
Mahendragarh, October 29
A Narnaul court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Mona Singh today awarded 20-year rigorous imprisonment each to all three convicts, Nishu Phogat, Pankaj Fouzi and Manish, for raping a 19-year-old college girl in a village under the Kosli subdivision in Rewari district three years ago.
It also slapped a penalty of Rs 20,000 each on them. As per the verdict, the victim would be given Rs 5 lakh compensation through the District Legal Services Authorities (DLSA), said Karan Singh Yadav, advocate of the victim. The court held the trio guilty of committing the crime yesterday while five co-accused Sanjeev, Deen Dayal, Abhishek, Manjeet and Naveen were acquitted in the case.
The case hogged media attention as the victim was Rewari district’s CBSE topper in matriculation. The crime was committed on September 12, 2018. — TNS
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