MEERUT, Sept. 16 -- A special court in Bulandshahr district on Monday sentenced two men to rigorous life imprisonment for gang-raping a minor girl in 2022. The verdict was pronounced by additional district and sessions judge (POCSO Special Court-1) Manoj Kumar Singh (III), who also imposed a fine of Rs.58,500 each on the convicts -- Karan and his brother-in-law Satveer.

The incident took place in the Aurangabad police station area of Bulandshahr, where the victim, a Class 10 student, was subjected to sexual assault by the accused. According to additional district government counsel (ADGC) Mahesh Raghav, the perpetrators not only gang-raped the girl but also recorded a video of the act, which they used to blackmail and repeatedly exploit ...