Man & father convicted in minor's rape, murder case

A Delhi court has convicted a man for the rape and murder of a minor girl aside from punishing his father who aided him in the child's killing in the national capital.

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The girl was reported missing on February 9, 2019, and her mortal remains, with her limbs tied, were discovered two days later in a park.

Additional sessions judge Babita Puniya was hearing the case against 27-year-old Rajender and his 57-year-old father Ram Saran. In a 168-page conviction order on February 24, the court said the circumstances and the evidence of the prosecution formed a "complete chain" leading to an "inevitable conclusion" that Rajender, and no one else, kidnapped the girl to "fulfil his lust" and sexually assaulted her.

The court said the case was proved "beyond a reasonable doubt" that the man and his father were responsible for the "brutal murder."