THANE: A 27-year -old man from Bhayander was on Monday convicted of abducting, raping and murdering a four-year-old girl in 2017.
Mohammad Yunus was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Thane sessions court. Two of his accomplices — Mohammad Rozan (33) and Jitendra Rao (35) — were sentenced to four years rigorous imprisonment for helping dispose the body. All three worked as porters.
The prosecution told the court that the main accused lured the child with sweets and abducted her.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)