Daijiworld Media Network-Mangaluru (RJP)
Mangaluru, Dec 6: Mangaluru 6th additional district and sessions court has sentenced a rape convict with 10 years and 6 months of rigorous punishment in a rape case and other two cases on Saturday, December 5.
Mahesh from Kotebagilu (27) in Moodbidri is the person convicted and sentenced.
Mahesh had raped a college girl from Kotebagilu after befriending her through Facebook social media. In the Facebook account, he had claimed that he was a site engineer and his name was Praveen while he was actually a coolie worker.
Before the rape, Mahesh had told the girl that he wanted money for his project and he would return it very soon. The girl gave her necklace and Mahesh availed a loan at a bank after pledging the necklace on June 3 in 2013. Then Mahesh got back the necklace from the bank and sold it a shop for Rs 25,000 on June 10 the same year. Later he also took an earring and a ring from the girl.
When the girl demanded that her jewellery should be returned. Mahesh told her to come near a college to get her it back. When the girl refused to come alone, he took her by his scooter to an old beedi branch and raped her on June 16, 2013. He threatened her that he would kill her if she revealed about the rape to anybody. He also told her that he belonged to scheduled caste and he would lodge a complaint against her on atrocity. The girl lodged a complaint on June 28, 2013 against Mahesh at Moodbidri police station.
A K Thimmayya then inspector at Moodbidri police station registered the case and filed the charge sheet.
D T Puttaranga Swamy from the Mangaluru 6th additional district and sessions court heard the case and delivered the judgement.
Under section 376 of IPC (Rape), the convict has received rigorous imprisonment of 7 years and Rs 10,000 fine. If he fails to pay the fine, he will serve an additional period of 3 months. Under section 420 of IPC (Cheating), the convict has received 3 years rigorous imprisonment with Rs 3,000 fine. If he fails to pay the fine, then he will serve 1 month ordinary imprisonment. Under section 506 of IPC (Criminal Intimidation), the convict has received 6 months of ordinary imprisonment. Rs 10,000 will go as compensation to the victim, the court said.
Judith Olga Crasta was the prosecutor in the case. 14 persons had testified in the case including the bank manager and the parents of the victim.