Two get 20year jail for gang raping female cop

LATEHAR: A court in Jharkhand sentenced two youths to 20-year of rigorous imprisonment, holding them guilty of gang raping a female constable four years ago. Besides, the duo and three others had also looted cash, valuables and mobiles.

LATEHAR: A local court in Jharkhand sentenced two youths to 20-year of rigorous imprisonment, holding them guilty of gang raping a constable four years ago.

The convicted duo — Matik Oraon and Katua Oraon — and three others also looted cash, valuables and mobiles from the victim, her relatives and other passengers passing through national highway 75 in August 2013.

The court of Latehar principal district and sessions judge Vishnukant Sahay has also imposed a fine of ~10,000 each on the duo.

The Jharkhand police constable was travelling in an ambulance with her relatives on the intervening night of August 21 and 22, when a group of robbers waylaid them near Jagaldaga under the Chandwa police station limits. They forcibly took the constable behind the bushes and took turns to rape her.

The woman, widow of a slain district armed police jawan, had just completed her police training after being appointed as constable on compassionate grounds when the incident took place.

The incident hit national headlines and the Jharkhand police came under scathing criticismthe then director general of police visited the crime scene to investigate the matter.

Besides the two convict, the court declared two of their accomplices, Heeralal Oraon and Mukesh Oraon, guilty of committing robbery. The court awarded 10-year imprisonment under section 395 (dacoity) and seven-year rigorous imprisonment under section 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), besides imposing a penalty of ~5,000 each.

A minor, who was also involved in robbery, is being tried separately by a juvenile court.