By Rebecca Samervel, TNN | Dec 18, 2012, 05.43 AM IST
MUMBAI: The unwavering testimony of a nine-year-old girl helped the prosecution secure a conviction against her 60-year-old step-grandfather, who was arrested on charges of raping her. Sessions judge P V Ganediwala on Monday sentenced Mankhurd resident Hari Ingle to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 10,000.
The prosecution said the victim's mother had remarried and her first husband was the victim's biological father. When the victim was four, she married Ingle's son. Ingle lived in the house with his son, daughter-in-law and step-granddaughter, while his wife resided in a village in Buldhana district. The victim's father had a construction business and her mother worked in an STD booth. Both parents used to leave for work in the morning and the victim was in Ingle's care till their return.
On January 6, 2012, Ingle, under the influence of alcohol, raped the victim when her parents were at work. He had locked her in a room, threatened her and told her not to reveal the incident to anybody. But when her mother returned, she broke down and confided in her. The woman in turn told her husband about it.
A case was registered against Ingle with the Trombay police and he was arrested on January 8. Even though the child was taken to a hospital 15 days later, medical reports confirmed that she had been raped. A case was registered under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and Ingle has been in jail since his arrest. Ingle said his family had falsely implicated him to usurp his property.
Public prosecutor Neelima Kasture said the prosecution examined four witnesses: the victim, her mother, the doctor who confirmed rape and the investigating officer.
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The prosecution said the victim's mother had remarried and her first husband was the victim's biological father. When the victim was four, she married Ingle's son. Ingle lived in the house with his son, daughter-in-law and step-granddaughter, while his wife resided in a village in Buldhana district. The victim's father had a construction business and her mother worked in an STD booth. Both parents used to leave for work in the morning and the victim was in Ingle's care till their return.
On January 6, 2012, Ingle, under the influence of alcohol, raped the victim when her parents were at work. He had locked her in a room, threatened her and told her not to reveal the incident to anybody. But when her mother returned, she broke down and confided in her. The woman in turn told her husband about it.
A case was registered against Ingle with the Trombay police and he was arrested on January 8. Even though the child was taken to a hospital 15 days later, medical reports confirmed that she had been raped. A case was registered under Section 376 (rape) of the IPC and Ingle has been in jail since his arrest. Ingle said his family had falsely implicated him to usurp his property.
Public prosecutor Neelima Kasture said the prosecution examined four witnesses: the victim, her mother, the doctor who confirmed rape and the investigating officer.
Link: Man gets 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for raping 9-yr-old step granddaughter
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