Fisherman gets capital punishment for rape and murder of 8-yr-old | Ahmedabad News

A 32-year-old fisherman was on Monday was sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Gir Somnath district in 2022. The court of Additional District Judge SI Bhorania, the designated POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) judge of Kodinar, convicted the accused under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 302 (murder), 376(a)(j) (raping a woman incapable of giving consent 376(2)(m) (causes grievous bodily harm or maim or disfigure or endanger the life of a woman while committing rape), 376AB (raping a woman under 12 years…