Shahjahanpur (UP), Nov. 1 -- A man was awarded the death sentence by a special court in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh for raping a seven-year-old girl and murdering her younger sister, prosecution sources said here today.
Prosecution sources said that on February 22, 2021, two sisters, aged seven and five, went to the primary school in a village in the Kant police station area. "During this time, the accused, Anil alias Chameli, lured them with biscuits and honey and took them to a field away from the village. He raped the elder sister and murdered her younger sister," said a prosecution source.
Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Rajneesh Kumar Mishra said a report in the case was lodged at the Kant police station on...