rapist sentenced to 'hang till death' in Kuchinda

In a historical judgment, judicial court of Kuchinda in Sambalpur district has pronounced capital punishment against a rapist Arjun Teli on Tuesday who murdered his 5 years old niece after attempting rape on her in 2008 in Mithupara under Govindpur police station of the district. Examining as many as 14 witnesses and basing on the medical and chemical examination report, the court held the accused as guilty and sentenced him ‘hang till death’ in open court.

“Since all evidence and witnesses were against the accused who tried to rape own niece and murdered her mercilessly, the court found him guiltily and sentenced him to hang till death. The court felt that the accused has lost faith on human being after he committed such a heinous crime with a 5 years old girl who supposed to be the daughter of his own sister”, additional public prosecutor of Kucinda, Rabindra Kumar Naik said. He was conducting the case from government side.

According to the sources, accused Arjun Teli (22) was residing in Mithupara of Bamra town under Govindpur police station of Sambalpur district. On 24^th April 2008, he took his 5 years old niece to outside in guise of purchasing chocolate to her. His sister and mother of the victim was never had any doubt on him. While retuning to home, he took her to a secluded place where he tried to rape her. But she cried with pain when profuse bleeding started in her private part but he did not let her go and throttled her to death. ‘Since there was no eye witness, court based on the medical reports which revealed fractures and injury marks on her neck and scalp because of heavy strike of hard object on her. It was because the accused had pounced her with a heavy object after throttling her to kill after he failed to rape”, prosecutor Naik said.

Sources said, the additional district judge SK Pati pronounced the judgment convicting him u/s 302/376 and 511 of Indian Penal Code.