Man sentenced to death for raping, killing minor in UP's Budaun

Budaun (UP), Jul 28 (PTI) A special court here on Friday sentenced a 32-year-old man to death for raping a minor girl and strangulating her to death two years ago, a government advocate said.

Judge Deepak Yadav on Friday sentenced Gufran to death and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on him, Special Prosecutor Virendra Kumar said.

Of the total fine amount, Rs 1 lakh will be given to the family of the deceased, while Rs 1 lakh will be deposited to the court. In case of non-payment of the fine, the convict has to spend additional two years in jail, the government advocate said.

The minor girl residing in a village here was raped and murdered on April 11, 2021, following which a case was registered against Gufran, a resident of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand, the government advocate said.

The convict, in his statement to the police, had confessed to the crime, he added. PTI COR NAV RPA