Man gets life imprisonment for rape, murder of 22-yr-old woman

The court of Additional Sessions Judge Harbans Singh Lekhi has sentenced a self-styled conman Sambodh Dass, a resident of Dugri, to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman. The accused has also been fined Rs 87,000. The court has made it clear that the fine amount would be paid as compensation to the victim’s family after recovery.

The case, registered at Police Station Division No. Five on 28 February, 2021, stemmed from a complaint lodged by the victim’s father. According to the complainant, on February 26, 2021, his daughter went to Feroze Gandhi Market for an interview but she did not return home. After a lot of searching, when the complainant could not find out anything about his daughter, he informed the police. The next day the accused came to his house and told the complainant not to tell go to the police to find his daughter as she had reached the place she had to. This conversation made the complainant suspicious of the accused, leading him to inform the police immediately. On receiving information, the police arrested the accused and interrogated him.

During interrogation, the accused told police officials that he was a ‘tantrik’ and the complainant’s daughter had visited him to learn about herself and her future as she was unable to find a job. Seeing her alone, the accused raped the victim and later threatened her. When the victim said she would tell her family and the police the accused strangled her and threw her body in a field. On information given by the accused, the police recovered the body. The police presented the accused in the court. After hearing the arguments of both the parties and seeing the evidence, the court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and a fine.