Maharashtra Man Gets Death Penalty For Rape, Murder Of 6-Year-Old Girl

The mother of the accused was also sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for hiding evidence and not reporting the incident to the police.

The Sessions Court in Pune on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Maval Taluka of Pune district.

In August 2022, the girl, aged six years, was playing in the courtyard of her house when the accused, a resident of Kamshet in Maval Taluka, kidnapped her, raped her, and slit her throat. The girl's body was found the next day in the accused's backyard.

The mother of the accused was also sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for hiding evidence and not reporting the incident to the police.