Rape & murder accused gets death

SAMBALPUR: A fast track court in Jharsuguda on Friday awarded death penalty to a rape and murder accused of a minor girl in Kundeikela village of Jharsugda’s Lakhanpur police station limits in 2009.
“The accused, Minaketan Seth of Kundeikela village, was charged under sections 376 and 302 the IPC for raping and killing a minor girl. The court sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 3,000 on him, finally sentencing him to be hanged till death,” additional public prosecutor of Jharsuguda Parsuram Mohapatra said on Friday.
According to Mohapatra, the accused took the 14-year-old girl to a secluded place and tried to rape her. But when he was unsuccessful, he strangulated her to death. The accused then raped the dead body and had fled to Chhattisgarh.