Jaipur: A man has been sentenced to death of raping a seven-month-old baby girl in Alwar district of Rajasthan. Pintu (19) was held guilty on Thursday by a special court hearing cases relating to the SC/ST and the POCSO acts.
This is the first conviction in the state under the amended POCSO Act that came into force in April. The baby was raped in Laxmangarh area in Alwar on May 9 and the local police filed a challan against Pintu under sections of the POCSO Act and the IPC on June 6. The judge conducted daily hearing in the matter and the quantum of punishment was announced today.