Bhadohi Court Sentences Accused to Life Term for Raping Dalit Woman

Bhadohi District Court in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a twenty-year-old Dalit woman on the pretext of giving her a job.

The conviction was pronounced by the court of Additional Sessions Judge Asad Ahmed Hashmi.

The prosecution, represented by Special Assistant Public Prosecutor Anil Kumar Shukla, stated that Afridi, under the guise of offering her employment, raped the woman after administering a spiked drink.

The court, in its judgment, handed down a life sentence to Afridi and levied a fine of Rs 50,000. Additionally, the court mandated that he pay half of the imposed fine to the victim, as directed by Shukla. Meenakshi Katyayan, the Superintendent of Police in Bhadohi, provided details on the case, mentioning that Afridi initiated contact with the victim, who hailed from another village, through Facebook.

The incident occurred on June 30, when Afridi, ostensibly arranging a job for the victim, took her to a restaurant, spiked her drink, and subsequently committed the act of rape, as explained by the SP. An FIR concerning the matter was registered on October 11 of the previous year, and following a thorough investigation, the police filed a chargesheet in the case.