{"id":51320,"date":"2018-01-21T17:56:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=51320"},"modified":"2018-01-21T17:56:59","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T12:26:59","slug":"delhi-man-gets-10-yr-ri-raping-minor-step-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/delhi-man-gets-10-yr-ri-raping-minor-step-daughter","title":{"rendered":"Delhi man gets 10-yr RI for raping minor step daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" data-attachment-id=\"51281\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/father-gets-life-term-raping-sodomising-minor-daughter\/rape-15\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?fit=759%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"759,422\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?fit=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?fit=640%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-51281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?resize=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?resize=150%2C83&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/01\/rape.jpg?w=759&amp;ssl=1 759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0A district court has awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a Delhi resident for raping his 10-year-old step daughter in Noida.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on the convict who is a construction worker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Additional Session Judge Ram Naresh Maurya held Bhura Singh guilty and awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2000. He was held guilty on the basis of the statements of the rape victim, her mother, and medical reports which corroborated their version,&#8221; District Government Counsel (DGC) Chaman Prakash Sharma told PTI today.<\/p>\n<p>The woman, also a construction worker, had married Bhura Singh (30) after the death of her husband. The woman had a one-year-old daughter from her first husband.<\/p>\n<p>Singh was living with her at Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the woman&#8217;s second marriage, her daughter was 8 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Singh allegedly used to sexually harass and molest his step daughter. When she complained to her mother, she allegedly ignored the complaint.<\/p>\n<p>In 2014, he took his step daughter to Noida and raped her. His step daughter was then 10 years old.<\/p>\n<p>After returning home, the girl narrated her ordeal before her mother.<\/p>\n<p>Following this, her mother lodged an FIR at Lajpat Nagar police station.<\/p>\n<p>Later, as crime site was in Noida under Sector 49 police area, the investigation into the case was transferred to Noida.<\/p>\n<p>The Noida Police had conducted investigation and filed charge sheet at Gautam Buddha Nagar district court here where the trial was also held.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A district court has awarded 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a Delhi resident for raping his 10-year-old step daughter in Noida. 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