Jamnagar: Accused Who Raped Minor Girl Multiple Times Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

A 14-year-old girl living in Jamnagar had come in contact with her former neighbour on social media, and had physical relations with him at his house. After this, she was taken to different places by the man, where both of them got physically together. A police complaint was issued in this regard, on the basis of which police arrested the accused. In addition, as the case went to the court, the accused was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Apparently, the 14-year-old girl had come in contact with Zakir Kaasambhai Sanghar through social media. The 23-year-old accused chatted with the girl, whose account was named Princy Umraniya. The account had 2222 followers. Since the accused was a former neighbor of the minor girl, his sister knew the girl and they were friends. When the minor had gone to the accused’s house to meet his sister, he was alone at home. Taking advantage of the situation, he got physically intimate with the girl.

After that, on August 23, 2021, the accused ran away with the minor. From Jamnagar, they both went to Rajkot, then Mehsana, and from there to Una, among other places. The accused got physically involved with the girl at these places as well. On the other hand, the minor girl’s family filed a complaint against Zakir for abducting their daughter. The police caught both the accused and the minor, and the accused was sent to jail.

The case was sent to the Special POCSO court, where it was heard before Judge VP Agrawal. After all the arguments, the accused was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.17,000. Moreover, an order has been made to pay a compensation of Rs.4 lakhs to the victim.