Couple sentenced to 7-year imprisonment in a rape case

A couple was sentenced to seven years of imprisonment by a fast track court in connection with a 2007 rape case in neighboring Shamli district.
Madan and his wife Kaushal were yesterday convicted by Additional District Sessions judge Poonam Rajput who held them guilty under IPC's section 376 (Punishment for rape) and 120B (Punishment of criminal conspiracy) for raping a 22-year-old woman and helping in the crime in October 2007.
According to the prosecution, the victim had gone to fetch water from a nearby hand pump when she was raped by Madan, who was helped by his wife.
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Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Rural Development and
Housing Minister K Mrinalini announced Rs 8 lakh as ex-gratia to the kin of the couple.