2 men convicted for rape, murder

Incident came to light when girl complained

A father who raped his two-year-old daughter was sentenced to life imprisonment by Ms Suneetha Kunchala, judge of the special court dealing with Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases on Thursday.

The accused was identified as Syed Imran Ali, 31, of Santoshnagar and the complaint was filed by his wife.

Ms S. Spandana, legal support officer for POCSO cases, said that according to the complainant, she married the accused in 2010 and they had two sons and a daughter. Her husband used to stay at home while she used to work as a maid servant.

“A year ago, her daughter complained that she was suffering from pain. She immediately took her to a hospital and came to know about the assault,” Ms Spandana said. “When questioned, Two people were convicted in two separate cases at Pahadishareef and Keesara on Thursday. In one case, a man who raped his daughter was given life imprisonment while in another case, a man who killed his wife got lifer.

According to Rachakonda police commissioner, a case was registered against Niranjan Berah, 35, for raping his 16-year-old daughter and impregnating her. He was arrested under Sections 376 (2) and 506 of IPC and Section 5 the girl told her mother about her father’s sexual assault. The mother immediately lodged a complaint. r/w 6 of POCSO Act.

The girl delivered a baby in 2017 and the DNA of the baby matched that of the accused.

Niranjan was sentenced to life imprisonment and was asked to pay `10,000 as penalty, said the commissioner.

In another instance at Keesara, the 13th Additional District Judge Court at LB Nagar convicted one P. Narsingh Rao on charges of domestic violence and murder of his wife Hemalatha in 2014. The court sentenced Rao to life imprisonment on Thursday and pay `200 as penalty. The accused was found guilty under various sections of POCSO Act. He was awarded RI and `2,000 fine.