Indian Man Who R*ped 9-year-old Girl Sentenced For Life

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A man from the Indian state of Kerala who r*ped and killed a girl who was his daughter’s school friend, was on Wednesday given the death sentence by the Manjeri district court.

The convicted man, Palambarathu Abdul Nassar, had earlier been found guilty by the court of r*ping and killing nine-year-old Salva, and the verdict was given on Wednesday.

The incident happened in April 2012. Salva was going to the local madrassa school when she dropped into her friend’s home to take her along. Nassar’s wife and daughter had gone to a neighbouring house to attend a funeral at that time.

According to the prosecution, Nassar dragged Salva inside the house and raped her, and fearing that he would be exposed, killed the girl and hid the body.

While handing him the death sentence, the court observed that crimes against children were on the rise and that the accused did not deserve mercy.