LALITPUR: A local court here sentenced a man to
life imprisonment
for raping a
Dalit woman
on the pretext of performing exorcism, and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
Additional district government counsel Lakhan Lal on Wednesday said, "On Tuesday, additional district and session (SC-ST) Judge Jagdish Kumar sentenced Rahul Prajapati (an occultist) to life imprisonment for raping a Dalit woman on the pretext of performing exorcism."
"The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. The Dalit woman was raped at 8.00 pm on June 7, 2018," Lal said.
He also said, "When the woman was unwell, Prajapati under the pretext of curing her through exorcism, took her to a roadside eatery and raped her. He was found guilty after the incident, and was lodged in the jail."
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
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