India, March 9 -- The Thane Sessions Court on Friday sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the kidnap, robbery, and gang rape of a 30-year-old woman in Thane in 2017. The court directed the accused, Suresh Pandurang Gosavi and Rakesh alias Umesh Jaswant Jhala, to pay Rs.50,000 each as a fine.

The incident took place on December 20, 2017, when the survivor was returning home after her work at Inorbit Mall, Malad. She boarded an auto-rickshaw and got down at Kashimira. From there, she boarded a tourist vehicle for Thane, which was diverted to a deserted location. The two accused kidnapped, robbed, and raped her before fleeing. A case was registered at Kashimira police station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. Authoriti...