Three get 20-year jail term for minor’s gang-rape in UP's Budaun

BAREILLY: Three men, including two brothers, have been handed a 20-year prison term for gang-raping a minor girl two years ago in UP's Budaun. A cash fine of Rs 25,000 each has been imposed, which will be given to the girl as compensation.
The incident was reported in October 2018 when the girl went out to defecate in a cane field. Five persons had been initially booked in the case.Two were found not guilty and let off by the court.
Police had filed chargesheet against the accused Surveer, Jasveer, Ajay Singh, Mahesh and Bhagwan Singh in this case and after court trial, Mahesh and Bhagwan were acquitted due to lack of evidence. Surveer, Jasveer and Ajay were pronounced guilty by the court.
On Thursday, additional district government counsel said, “Accused Surveer and his brother Jasveer alias Jaswant along with Ajay Singh alias Sachin were found guilty by the court and a cash fine of Rs 25,000 each is also slapped on them. Failure to pay the fine would lead to an extended imprisonment for the accused.”
So far, accused in 46 cases have been convicted in POCSO cases in Bareilly division in 2020.
A monitoring committee consisting of district judge, SSP and district magistrate in every district is observing all the pending cases.
The court activities were suspended for a few months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)