A school van driver, who was accused of kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old girl at Hayathnagar in 2014, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court here on Monday. The Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court also imposed ₹ 10,000 fine on Danthuri Balaraj (28) of Banda Ravirala village in Hayathnagar, arrested by LB Nagar police.
According to the police, the convict, who was working as van driver at Vanasthalipuram got acquainted with a girl studying in ninth class. “In April 2014, Balaraj kidnapped the victim and took her to his friend’s room in Rajendra Nagar, where he raped her multiple times,” Rachakonda police said.