Odisha: Life imprisonment for man in 2016 rape and murder of minor girl

Jajpur: The Special POCSO Court-2 in Jajpur has awarded life imprisonment sentence and a fine of Rs 10,000 to a man convicted of the rape and murder of a minor girl in 2016.

The court’s verdict was based on the compelling testimony of 35 witnesses. The convicted individual, Seikh Mohit, a resident of Balasore, was found guilty of the heinous crime. Mohit brutally raped and killed the young girl in the Panasia area, under the jurisdiction of the Jajpur Road police station.

Following the crime, he tied the victim’s body with a rope and discarded it near a railway line. At the time of the offense, Mohit was operating a scrap business in Panasia.

The Jajpur Road police conducted the investigation and subsequently arrested the accused. In addition to the sentence, the court has directed the Legal Services Authority to provide Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the victim’s family.