Mangalore: Bajpe rape case - Man gets 7 years in jail, prime accused absconding

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore

Mangalore, Dec 5: The second sessions court on Wednesday December 4 sentenced a man to seven years of imprisonment for raping a minor Dalit girl in June 2011. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000.

Manoj Shetty and Dinesh Amin

Dinesh Amin (27), a resident of Pade Peroor Chavandipalke house was convicted of raping a 12-year-old student at Bajpe on June 24, 2011.

The main accused Manoj B Shetty (33), a resident of Kinnipadavu, Bajpe, is absconding.

Manoj, an auto rickshaw driver, had kidnapped a 12-year-old Dalit girl in his rickshaw when she was going to school, taken her to his rented house at Kaudur Padavu, and raped her. He then called Dinesh Amin to his house and the latter too raped her.

The duo threatened to kill her if she revealed the incident to anyone, stated the complaint lodged in Bajpe police station.

The police had arrested both the accused and the then Panambur ACP Puttamadaiah had filed a chargesheet in the court.

However, prime accused Manoj Shetty managed to get a bail from the high court. He failed to appear in the court in the final stages of the hearing and went absconding.

On Wednesday, the sessions court announced the verdict holding Dinesh Amin guilty of the crime. Out of the Rs 10,000 fine, Dinesh has to pay Rs 8,000 to the victim, and failing to do so would attract another six months in prison.

The verdict was pronounced by judge Uma M G. The public prosecutor was C Venkataramanaswamy.