A special POCSO court in Kolkata on Tuesday sentenced a man guilty of rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child in north Kolkata to death by hanging.
A POCSO court in Kolkata sentenced Rajib Ghosh to death for raping and attempting to murder a seven-month-old child from Burtolla area. The conviction occurred within 75 days of his arrest, and the trial was completed in 40 days. This is the seventh death sentence in West Bengal in six months and the sixth under the POCSO Act. The court, led by Judge Indrila Mukherjee, found Ghosh guilty under specific IPC sections and the POCSO Act, both prescribing capital punishment. The public prosecutor argued the crime was a 'rarest of the rare' case, justifying the death sentence.
