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Jharkhand court gives five men 25 years for gang rape

Jharkhand court gives five men 25 years for gang rape
Jharkhand: Court sentences five men to 25 years in jail for gang-raping woman out with fiance · theprint.in

A college student in India was walking with the boy she was going to marry.

Some young men stopped them and asked why they were there.

The men hurt the boy and took the girl to a quiet, isolated place.

They did very bad things to her, which is called a gang rape.

The girl and her fiance went home and told their families what happened.

The families called the police, and the police arrested five men.

A judge listened to the case and found the five men guilty.

The judge decided they must go to prison for 25 years.

They also have to pay a fine of Rs 30,000 each.

This punishment shows that hurting others is a serious crime with serious consequences.

Key facts

Court
Court in Chaibasa, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
Sentence
25 years of imprisonment per convict
Fine
Rs 30,000 per convict
Conviction Section
IPC Section 376(D) (gang rape)
Number of Convicts
5 men from Katiguttu village, Mufassil police station area
Victim
College student
Incident Date
September 21, 2023
Report Date
August 13 (PTI)

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