Life Sentence for Man in Child Murder Conspiracy

A special Pocso court in Bareilly has convicted a 30-year-old man and his minor girlfriend for the 2020 murder of her five-year-old brother.

The male convict received a life sentence for murder, while the girl, who was 17 at the time and is also the rape survivor, was found guilty of murder conspiracy.

The crime occurred in a village under Nawabganj police station. The couple murdered the boy after he discovered their relationship and threatened to tell his mother.

They strangled the child and disposed of his body from the roof to create the illusion of an accidental fall. The investigation resulted in two separate criminal cases.

The man faced charges including rape, murder, destruction of evidence, and criminal conspiracy, along with Pocso Act violations. The girl was tried as a juvenile for her role in the conspiracy and evidence tampering.

Forensic and documentary evidence, along with nine witnesses, were presented by the prosecution. The judge noted the crime's severity, destroying the sanctity of the brother-sister relationship. The male convict was sentenced to life imprisonment with a ₹25,000 fine for murder.