???? ??? ????? ?? ???????? ?? ????? ??? 51 ??? ??? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ?????? ????? ?? ???????? ????? ????? ??? ??… https://t.co/2v4zyM7Eb4 — ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) 1537366626000 BHOPAL: Three months after a four-year-old girl was raped and brutalized, a court in Satna district handed her rapist — a guest teacher at a village school — the death sentence on Wednesday. The conviction is unique in that the survivor’s statement was taken via videoconferencing and proved vital in the conviction.The child is still at AIIMS-Delhi, recovering from the horrific injuries caused by the rape. Part of her intestine had to be removed and she is dependent on a tube fitted to her stomach for excretion, say sources.The state government flew the survivor to AIIMS on July 3 and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan spoke with the doctors treating her the very next day. After the judgment Chouhan tweeted: "I express my gratitude towards those people who have contributed to ensuring justice to the innocent and protection of society."This is the ninth death sentence for child rape in MP after the new, tougher law came into force in the state in April this year.While sentencing the 25-year-old convict to death, additional district judge Nagaud said: “In Indian social system daughters are considered heritage of the nation. Incidents like this cannot be allowed in any civilized society.”TOI is withholding the convict’s name because he is a friend of the child’s father. “He brutalized the child in such barbaric manner that there was no scope for mercy. We had produced all the medical reports before the court. I am confident that the higher courts will uphold the judgment,” said DSP Kiran Kiro, who investigated the case.“The child’s intestine had to be removed. She is excreting with the help of medical equipment and it is only after another three months that a corrective surgery can be conducted to make things normal,” she added.The child was raped when the state was still reeling from the gang rape of a schoolgirl in Mandsaur. The convict was lurking outside her house, waiting for an opportunity to strike, say police.

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