Kolkata Court Gives Death Sentence To Man Guilty Of Raping 7-Month-Old

A special POCSO court in Kolkata on Tuesday sentenced a man guilty of rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old child in north Kolkata to death by hanging.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court at Bankshall court had on Monday convicted the man of kidnapping, rape and attempt to murder of the toddler from the city's Burtolla area within 75 days of his arrest.

The quantum of punishment was announced by the court after hearing the final round of submissions from the defence counsel as well as the public prosecutor representing the state, who prayed for capital punishment arguing that the crime fell under the 'rarest of the rare' case category.