Summary:
District court judge D Veeranna sentenced Prathap to life imprisonment on Wednesday while sentencing the other accused to 10 years.Police have booked a case against Veerabhadra for trying to escape. The duo were hand-cuffed after the second additional session court judge D Veeranna sentenced them to 10 years in prison and imposed a fine of Rs 3.5 lakh. Main accused Prathap of the same village had kidnapped the girl to Kanive Maramma temple and forcibly tied a mangala sutra. Both suffered serious injuries and were shifted to the district hospital where Sunil succumbed, said police.The duo was involved in the rape of a minor girl from Vishwanathahalli in Holalkere taluk. They were waiting near the door of the court hall in the first floor.In a bid to escape from police, the duo jumped from the first floor and fell on each other..