PANAJI
The Children’s Court, Panaji has sentenced convict Vijay Biradar to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for rape of a 13-month-old child in 2015. Biradar, who was aged 19 at the time of the incident, had kidnapped the infant and sexually assaulted her in a vehicle belonging to his father.
The child’s cry and injuries prompted suspicion and her father lodged a complaint with the Ponda police. Deputy Superintendent of Police Sudesh Naik, who was then in-charge of the Ponda police station, arrested the accused on the same day on October 31, 2015 and thereafter filed a charge sheet against him on January 25, 2016. He was charged under sections 363 (kidnapping), 342 (wrongful confinement), 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code, Section 8 (2) of Goa Children’s Act and Section 4 of the POCSO Act.
In her order, President of the Children’s Court Saee Prabhudessai convicted and sentenced him to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. He is also directed to pay a fine of Rs 9.50 lakh and in default to undergo additional years of simple imprisonment.
