Chandigarh, Feb 2, 2020 (Yes Punjab News)
The impact of effective ‘parivi’ being conducted by Haryana Police for ensuring speedy justice to rape victims yielding positive results as the conviction rate in the rape and sexual offences continues witnessing an upward trend in the State.
While stating this here today, Director General of Police (DGP) Mr Manoj Yadava said that in the month of January 2020, Police had secured conviction of 17 offenders booked under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Indian Penal Code (IPC). Of these, one convict awarded capital punishment, one sentenced life imprisonment, six awarded 20 years imprisonment, six got 10 years imprisonment, one sentenced 7 years jail and one each offender awarded 4 years and 2 years imprisonment respectively.
The DGP said that Police has not only arresting rape accused within the earliest possible time after the report of such heinous crime, but also securing conviction of such offenders through concerted efforts, efficient investigations and presentation of evidences before the concerned courts. Our all out efforts resulted in corresponding improvement from prosecution to early convictions of sex offenders, he added.
Mr Yadava said that State government put in place a slew of measures to improve security for women and girls to prevent such heinous crime. As a result of these, the number of rapes and other sexual offences reported to the police has also been increasing, which shows that victims feel more confident in coming forward to report the crime in police stations. At the same time, both the Centre and State governments had also enacted laws that provided for tough punishment. In addition, setting up more fast-track courts also helpful to speed up the delivery of justice to the victims, he added.
Among the convictions secured for sex offenders are:
1. Court in Palwal has sentenced a man to death for raping and killing a five year old girl. It also sentenced mother of the convict 7 years imprisonment with fine of Rs 5000.
2. Court in Panchkula sentenced a man to life imprisonment alongwith fine of Rs 50000 for rape and murder a five year old girl.
3. Court in Kurukshetra sentenced a Pehowa resident to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and 10 years under separate section of law in a rape case of a minor girl.
4. Court in Panipat sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment after holding him guilty for a raping a minor girl. It also imposed a fine of Rs 11000 on convicted person.
5. Court in Gurugram has sentenced two years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 50000 to a Madhya Pradesh resident after holding him guilty under POCSO Act.
6. Court in Sonipat has convicted a man for raping a minor girl in 2017. The convict is awarded 10 years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 25000. The convict will have to undergo two years more imprisonment in case of non-payment of fine.
7. Court in Gurugram convicted a Uttar Pradesh resident for attempting to rape and molesting a seven year old minor and sentenced 10 year imprisonment. It also slapped a fine of Rs50000.
8. Court in Sonipat convicted a man for sodomising a minor and sentenced 10 years imprisonment. It also sentenced one year additional jail term for non-payment of fine.
9. Court in Ambala sentenced 20 years imprisonment to a man convicted for raping a six year old minor. It also slapped a fine of Rs20000.
10. Court in Sonipat handed 20 years term to a man convicted for raping a four year old girl on January 14, 2019. The Court also imposed fine of Rs 20000 on the convict, who would have to undergo 2 years additional imprisonment for non-payment of fine.
11. Court in Jind sentenced a man 10 years imprisonment with fine of Rs10000 for raping a eight year old girl.
12. Court in Sonipat sentenced a man to 10 years imprisonment after holding him guilty for a raping a minor girl. It also imposed a fine of Rs 10000 on convicted person.
13. Court in Kurukshetra has sentenced a man to four years in prison for molesting a girl. The court has also slapped a fine of Rs 10000 on convicted person.
14. Court in Hisar sentenced two persons to 20 years in jail for kidnapping and gangraping a woman. It also slapped a fine of Rs1.5 lakh on convicts.
15. Court in Palwal convicted a school teacher for raping a minor girl. The convict is awarded 20 years imprisonment with fine of Rs20,000. (Agency)
