MAN GETS 7 YRS IN PRISON FOR RAPING MINOR

THANE: A 28-year-old man from Mumbra has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by a special court for raping a minor in 2015.

Special court judge PP Jadhav convicted Shabbir Mulani and also slapped a fine of ₹30,000 on him. He was found guilty under IPC sections 376 (rape) and 312 (causing miscarriage), and under section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

The accused is a contractor in the business of making imitation jewellery. Prosecutor Vivek G Kadu told the court that the victim used to collect material from Mulani’s unit for the assembly of jewellery.

On May 20, 2015, the accused called the victim, who was 17 years old then, to his unit for packing the jewellery. When she came, he sexually assaulted her.

Two months later, the victim was admitted to a hospital for health issues. During her check-up, doctors found her to be two months pregnant. When Mulani got to know about it, he reached the hospital and forced her to take pregnancy termination pills. As a result, the victim suffered a miscarriage. Till that time, the victim had not disclosed about the sexual assault as Mulani had threatened her.

She later told her ordeal to her family members, following which a complaint was lodged against Mulani and further action was taken.