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Court awards death sentence to man in rape and murder case

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Press Trust of India Giridih (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Apr 12 2016 | 3:22 PM IST
A 47-year old man was today awarded death sentence by a Giridih court for raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl in 2011.
Giridih District and Additional Sessions Court Judge Sunil Kumar found Mathura Yadav guilty of the crime that took place at Badidih village.
The court also awarded a two-year rigorous prison term to his father Bhikari Yadav for hiding the body in a bush to tamper with evidence.
Mathura Yadav lured the girl with mangoes, took her to a nearby forest and perpetrated the crime. He chopped off the head of the little girl with an axe.

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First Published: Apr 12 2016 | 3:22 PM IST

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