Mangalore, Sep 21: The fourth additional district and sessions court on Saturday imposed life imprisonment on two persons who had gangraped 15-year-old girl in a railway coach at Mangalore Central Railway station, on July 14, 2010.
Pronouncing the judgement, judge B.K. Naik also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000, If they fail to pay the penalty, their imprisonment would be extended to two more years.
On September 17 convicted K. Ashok, an employee of a railway contractor, and Nishit A, a mechanical helper in Southern Railway, acquitting Abdul Sattar Ayub, a vendor at the railway station, for lack of evidence.
Prime accused Shameesh, a porter and sweeper from Payyanur, Kerala has been absconding since the incident.
The victim, a 15-year old girl from Odisha had escaped from a house in Kadri where she was employed and had come to the railway station.
The girl was found in a semi-conscious state in a coach by a woman sweeper who then shifted her to the women's waiting room at the railway station. Later, Child Helpline staff counselled the girl who narrated the incident to them. The Government Railway Police arrested three persons barring the prime accused.
The judgement came in wake of clear evidences of sexual assault on girl. The statement of the girl was backed by forensic evidences that established sexual assault.
The Judge noted that the girl was raped by Shameesh and K. Ashok and in the case of Nishit, the judge said that he was equally responsible for the acts of the other two accused as he was at the place of assault.
Maintaining that the girl was gang-raped, he convicted Ashok and Nishit and acquitted Abdul Sattar Ayub asking the Counsel to caution him.
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