HYDERABAD: A 31-year-old man from Langar Houz accused of repeatedly raping his own sister and impregnating was sentenced to Rigourous Imprisonment for for the remainder of natural life and Rs 5,000 fine by T Anitha, the Additional Metropolitan Cum Special Fast track Judge at Nampally.
The court delivered the verdict on Tuesday based on DNA profiling and other scientific evidence.
The girl was then studying class VII.
Additional Public Prosecutor A Ram Reddy told TOI that during the trial, the survivor and other family members turned hostile and did not support the prosecution. However, appreciating the
DNA evidence
proving the accused had impregnated the girl, the court found him guilty and awarded him punishment.
The girl was staying with her mother and her brother, the accused. In May 2021 when the girl was found pregnant, her mother lodged a complaint with the police, following which a case for rape and
POCSO act
was registered and the accused was arrested.
The family also approached the Telangana High Court and got the pregnancy terminated. However, during the trial in the court, the girl, her mother and the family did not support the prosecution and turned hostile.
But, DNA of the terminated foetus was tested and the result matched with that of the girl and the accused, proving the accused’s role in the offence. The
high court order
for
pregnancy termination
issued on the appeal of the girl and her family, also helped in proving the accused’s role in the offence.
These two, combined with other evidence, proved that the accused was guilty of the offence, resulting in the court awarding him a punishment.
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