Odisha man gets death penalty for rape and murder of minor girl

In the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, it was stated that she and her 4-year-old daughter were asleep in their house. Someone managed to break into the house at night and kidnapped the girl.

Death Penalty

A court in Sundargarh district on Thursday awarded death penalty to a person after he was convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing a minor girl. The incident took place in Dengibhadi area under the Sadar Police limits of the district in 2016. The convict has been identified as Sanjib Kerketa.

In the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, it was stated that she and her 4-year-old daughter were asleep in their house. Someone managed to break into the house at night and kidnapped the girl. Then, the woman chased after the accused but failed to find him and the girl.