Samikhsya Bureau
In a first of its kind in the state, an accused in the barbarous incident of rape and murder the Special POCSO Court has convicted Anam Dehury and awarded death sentence. The incident had taken place in Januray last when the accused had waylaid a `12 year old girl while she was on her way to her father in the field.
The accused committed rape and then bludgeoned the victim with a stone and after that once again committed rape on her. A rarest of rare crime which was fast-tracked by the court and the death penalty was awarded on Friday by the court in Angul.
The incident had taken place about six months back and the matter obtained the due significance and the special fast track under the POCSO the judgement was delivered on Friday within a period of four months only. The judgement has set a precedent that must go down as an example for such perpetrators.
