JU ragging death: 12 accused to be booked under POCSO Act
The first-year student of Bengali honours had died after falling from the balcony of a students’ hostel on 10 August. It is suspected that he became a victim of ragging.
The first-year student of Bengali honours had died after falling from the balcony of a students’ hostel on 10 August. It is suspected that he became a victim of ragging.
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Sunil Kumar Jha has been charged with molesting and sexually harassing minor girls in a state government-run tribal hostel in the Jhabua district of the state.
Uttar Pradesh has also secured second position in the country in disposal of pending cases of crime against women while it ranks fifth in terms of registration of FIRs and investigation of such cases.
The court, in a record three months’ time pronounced its judgement on the crime. The chargesheet in the case was also filed in eight days of the incident.
The accused had not only slit the throat of the innocent victim but also mutilated her face beyond recognition ostensibly to conceal her identity. Confessing the crime, he said he eliminated her to keep his illicit relations with her mother a secret.
Counsel for the accused submitted that he is in custody October 6, 2021 and the relation between the parties was voluntary.
The Minister said that it is necessary to develop consciousness of the society towards child rights so that they can come forward for protection and rehabilitation of children.
A mother and her daughter filed a complaint with the Ernakulam North Police against Mavunkal on Monday for allegedly violating the then 17-year-old girl in 2019 at two places and then the case was registered under the POCSO Act.
The judge said since the accused was the father and the custodian of the girl, what he did was a heinous crime that merited an exemplary punishment.