Man gets 10 years in prison for raping woman in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: Nampally special sessions court on Wednesday sentenced a civil contractor to 10 years rigorous imprisonment. The convicted person raped a 32-year-old house wife under the Bowenpally police station limits in 2012.
The contractor locked the woman at his residence for two days and raped her multiple times. Prosecution alleged that the convict’s accomplice used to lock the residence from outside.
Two days after the victim went missing, her husband lodged a complaint with the police. The police raided the residence of the contractor and rescued the victim.
“In the chargesheet, police declared the contractor and his accomplice as the accused. The trial was started by the court last year. The court convicted the contractor and acquitted his accomplice,’’ additional public prosecutor G Narayana told TOI.
Special sessions judge for fast tracking the cases relating to atrocities against women, B Srinivas Rao, directed the convict to undergo 10 years rigorous imprisonment besides paying a fine of Rs 1 lakh.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)