Summary:
The complaint stated that Vadaliya took the minor girl to Ahmedabad and thereafter to Siddhpur. Subsequent to his arrest he has been involved in many criminal cases including under the Arms Act, loot at petrol pump in November 2018 and couple of other cases. However, the court rejected the argument.“Considering the statement of the minor and upon examination of the witnesses and evidence, the court convicted the accused under Section 6 of the Pocso Act and IPC Section 363 for kidnapping a minor.”According to lawyers, Vadaliya was a bright student before he was arrested. RAJKOT: A 25-year-old former student of Junagadh Agriculture University, was sentenced to 10 years in jail by a court in Dhoraji for abduction and rape of a minor girl with whom he had allegedly eloped in December 2014.Dhoraji session judge Hemant Kumar Dave found Ajay Vadaliya guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence (Pocso) Act, abduction and various Sections of the Indian Penal Code. They were from the same village Pipaliya in Dhoraji.The complaint lodged by the girl’s parents at Patanvav police station stated that on December 27, 2014, Vadaliya had lured their daughter with the promise of marriage while the intention was to sexually exploit her.At the time of the elopement, Vadaliya was a student at JAU doing diploma in horticulture and Bsc in Agriculture..