In a shocking development, a Delhi court has found a juvenile guilty in the 2017 rape and murder of a 60-year-old woman. The court, while delivering its verdict, expressed deep dismay over the extreme brutality of the crime, noting that the accused inflicted blows with an iron rod on virtually every part of the victim’s body and “mercilessly inserted” it into her private parts.
The final sentencing in this case will be determined at a later date. Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat presided over the proceedings against the juvenile, who was initially charged with rape and murder. It’s important to note that in 2018, the Juvenile Justice Board had determined that the child in conflict with the law, aged between 16 and 18 at the time, should be tried as an adult. Consequently, the case was transferred to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court.
According to the prosecution’s account, the juvenile attacked the woman with an iron rod, causing severe injuries, before attempting to rape her on the afternoon of November 11, 2017. A security guard’s alarm reportedly alerted authorities, leading to the juvenile’s apprehension at the scene.
In its order dated October 28, the court stated unequivocally, “It is a proved fact that the metallic rod recovered from the spot was inserted by CCL [Child in Conflict with Law] into the private parts of the deceased and due to that the deceased sustained fatal injuries inside her private parts.” The court emphasized that under the law, any insertion of an object into a woman’s intimate areas constitutes rape, regardless of the extent of penetration.
The court further referenced the post-mortem report, which detailed numerous external injuries inflicted by the “bulky” metallic rod across the deceased’s entire body, including the face, neck, head, chest, arms, elbows, wrists, forearms, fingers, vagina, anus, and knees. The judge concluded that the sheer number and severity of these injuries left no doubt about the juvenile’s intention to cause death.
“Further, it is also considerable that the CCL did not just give blows of this rod on the body of the deceased, rather he mercilessly inserted this rod into the private parts of the deceased and caused fatal injuries inside her private parts,” the court observed, highlighting the savage nature of the assault. The court also noted that the insertion of the rod was so violent that it caused tearing of the flesh separating the vagina and anus.
The doctor’s post-mortem examination confirmed that the injuries sustained were sufficient to cause death. In summary, the court found the juvenile to be in conflict with the law for the grave offenses of rape and murder, as defined under Sections 376 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
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