Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Five Convicts Receive Life Terms in Gujarat Gang-Rape Case
A court in Vadodara found five people guilty in a gang rape case involving a minor.
The incident happened on October 4, 2024, during the Navratri festival.
The girl was returning from a Garba event with a friend when the accused attacked her in Bhayli.
They also took her mobile phone.
Police traced the phone after one suspect answered a call on it.
The investigation led to the arrest of all five suspects.
Prosecutors presented a 6,000-page chargesheet with forensic and technical evidence.
The court sentenced each convict to spend the rest of their life in prison.
It also ordered each person to pay a 50,000 fine and awarded the survivor 10 lakh for support and rehabilitation.
A special POCSO court in Vadodara sentenced all five convicts to life imprisonment.
The court ordered each convict to remain imprisoned for the rest of their lives and pay a 50,000 fine.
The minor survivor was awarded 10 lakh in compensation for recovery and rehabilitation.
The incident occurred on October 4, 2024, during Navratri in Bhayli.
Police arrested the suspects using the stolen phone, location tracking, technical surveillance, and forensic evidence.
- Who
- Five convicted men—Munna Abbas Banjara, Mumtaz alias Aftab Subedar Banjara, Shahrukh Kismatali Banjara, Saifali Mahendihasan Banjara, and Ajmal Sattar Banjara—were sentenced.
- What
- They received life imprisonment for the gang rape of a minor, along with individual fines of 50,000.
- When
- The incident occurred on October 4, 2024, and the sentencing was reported in the article.
- Where
- The incident took place in a secluded area of Bhayli, and the case was decided by a special POCSO court in Vadodara.
- Why
- The court sentenced the five convicts after an investigation supported by forensic and technical evidence.
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment for each of the five convicts
- Individual fine
- 50,000 per convict
- Survivor compensation
- 10 lakh
- Incident date
- October 4, 2024
- Incident location
- A secluded area of Bhayli
- Chargesheet
- 6,000 pages
- Investigation methods
- Mobile-phone tracking, technical surveillance, forensic evidence, and technical evidence