Man gets 10 years for raping 21-yr-old

Additional sessions judge HC Shende also ordered the convict, Farooq Shaikh, to pay ₹9,000 as fine, which would be given to the survivor apart from a compensation of ₹30,000 under the Manodhairya scheme.

mumbai Updated: Apr 26, 2019 02:24 IST
The sessions court on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old courier delivery personnel to 10 years in jail for kidnapping and raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman on the pretext of taking her to a fair in 2016.

The sessions court on Thursday sentenced a 31-year-old courier delivery personnel to 10 years in jail for kidnapping and raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged woman on the pretext of taking her to a fair in 2016.

Additional sessions judge HC Shende also ordered the convict, Farooq Shaikh, to pay ₹9,000 as fine, which would be given to the survivor apart from a compensation of ₹30,000 under the Manodhairya scheme.

According to the prosecution, Shaikh, a Malad resident, kidnapped the woman, took her to the fair and then raped her in the nearby bushes. He was caught soon after and handed over to the Dindoshi police.

First Published: Apr 26, 2019 02:24 IST