Youth gets life term for raping, killing 7-year-old girl

A 25-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for raping and killing a seven-year old girl. Pronouncing the sentence yesterday, Additional Sessions Judge Mandeep Singh Pannu also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on convict Asif Khan of Sham Nagar locality. A case was registered against Asif on February 7, 2011 under Sections 302 (Murder) and 376 (Rape) of the IPC on the complaint of the victim's mother.