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Delhi High court upholds life sentence on man for raping an 8-year-old girl

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The Delhi High Court on Thursday, upholds a life sentence on a man who raped an 8-year-old girl after impersonating as a government employee.

A bench of justices Pradeep Nandrajog and Mukta Gupta, dismissed the appeal of Delhi resident Anwar-ul-Haque and upheld the sentence given by a trial court earlier in the year while directing the Delhi Government to pay a compensation of two lakhs to the victim for her welfare and rehabilitation under the 'Restoration and Compensatory Justice' scheme.

"Anwar-ul-Haque acted like a predator looking for young victims with every sunrise. Thus, in view of the evidence on record, we find no infirmity in the impugned judgment convicting the appellant for the aforesaid offences and the order on sentence. The appeal is consequently dismissed," the bench said.

According to police, Anwar went to the minor's house in Shakurpur, northwest Delhi in June 2010, impersonating as a government employee implementing the 'Ladli Yojna' for the welfare of the girl child.

Anwar introduced himself as Imran and told the child's mother that he came to collect the scheme form in which clothes and money are given to girls. He then proceeded to take the measurement of the child for her clothes and thereafter took her away on the pretext of getting her photograph clicked in a "government studio," added police.

The trial court held Anwar guilty for the offences of cheating, kidnapping, abducting the girl to compel her for marriage, raping a minor, sodomy and criminal intimidation under the Indian Penal Code. Further imposing a fine of Rs 11,000 on Anwar.
 

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