Courts in Assam’s Kamrup and Goalpara districts have sentenced two men to life imprisonment in separate cases involving sexual offences against minors, with both verdicts delivered on Wednesday.
In Rangia, the District and Sessions Court convicted Ramzan Ali for raping a minor girl in 2015 and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 and directed that Rs 1 lakh be paid to the survivor as compensation.
The incident took place at Dhuhibala village under Rangia. The survivor’s family later approached Kayan Police Station, following which a case was registered as Special POCSO Case No. 23/18.
The trial was conducted under Section 376(2)(I) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Special Judge Mukul Chetia pronounced Ali guilty and awarded the sentence.
Special Public Prosecutor Devajit Saikia represented the prosecution.
In the separate Goalpara case, the Special Judge’s Court at the district court convicted Mominul Islam of sexually assaulting a minor and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Islam. The verdict brought the trial to a close after the court found him guilty of the offence against the minor.
