Gumla man gets death sentence for Ranchi minor's rape, murder

Ranchi | Tuesday | 13th February, 2018

Summary:

Police registered a case based on the statement of the victim's father and arrested Gandhi as a suspect. The convict was an acquaintance of the victim's father and used to visit his house. Gandhi managed to escape from the police custody on March 20, but was rearrested from West Bengal on March 24. On March 19, he lured the victim from home by promising to treat her with tasty delights. The court had convicted Oraon on January 31.Special public prosecutor ( POSCO ) Asok Kumar Rai said: "On March 19, 2014, Oraon raped the minor and then smashed her face with stones..