India, Dec. 4 -- Jalandhar

Jalandhar's special POCSO court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment till death for raping and killing his six-month-old daughter.

On October 22, 2022, a 27-year-old man raped and murdered her daughter in Jalandhar following which the case was registered under sections of 302 of the IPC and other sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

According to a complaint registered by the mother of the victim, the accused was upset with her over the birth of a girl child.

The police said the accused originally hailed from Ludhiana and got married in 2020.

"On October 22, 2022, the accused took the infant to a secluded place where he allegedly raped her and buried her befor...