Convict gets death for rape, murder of kid
The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram|December 07, 2024
A fast-track court in West Bengal on Friday awarded capital punishment to Mustakin Sardar for rape-murder of a nine-year-old girl in Jaynagar in October this year.
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Sardar was convicted on Friday. The conviction, brought about in 61 days, has been described as rare in the state's judicial history.

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