Death sentence to rape-murder convict in Srinagar

Posted at: Dec 31 2017 12:25 PM

Srinagar, Dec 31 (UNI) A minor girl, who was murdered after rape, finally got justice after 12 years when a local court sentenced a convict to death in Srinagar. “Hon'ble Court of 2nd Additional District & Sessions Judge,Srinagar convicts rape and murder accused Farooq Ah Prinzoo R/O Mehjoor Nagar Srinagar & awards him death sentence. Police investigation leading to conviction appreciated”, a police spokesman taking to micro-blogging site Twitter said. Declaring the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in 2005 as rarest of rare case, the Second Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar, Tahir Khurshid Raina awarded death penalty to convict Farooq Ahmad Pinzoo of Mehjoor Nagar. 

The court in the order on Saturday after hearing arguments from prosecution and defence counsels said, “A little doll of just six years of age, who was yet to bloom and add to the beauty of the world was crushed to death in the most horrendous and barbaric manner in 2005 by the convict. After doing this highly detestable act of extreme depravity, convict wrapped her body in a sack and threw it in a trench to conceal it from the eyes of the people around." This incident sent a shockwave in the entire area and every one came out to search her and yearn and prayed for her safe recovery. Finally, on fifth day after she went missing, her body was recovered from the trench in a sack, the court said. 

The court further said thousands of people assembled on the spot to see this horrible incident. However, when people saw her body, there was a condemnation around and an outcry to nab the culprit soon. Public discontentment was so huge that police has to install a special camp in the area and finally after a month's they succeeded in nabbing the culprit who was none else but the resident of same locality whom the deceased of tender age would have taken with respect and custodian of her life. The court said the convict is awarded capital punishment and he shall be hanged till death, referring to various Supreme Court judgements, terming the case as rarest of rare cases. The court said, “fact remains, punishment is the way in which society expresses its condemnation for wrong doing and in order to maintain respect for law, it is essential that the punishment inflicted for grave crimes should adequately reflect the revulsion felt by the great majority of citizens for them.” 

The court said,“Let us not wait for angels to come from the sky to reform our society. We all have to collectively rise to the occasion and move in tandem to save our society from criminality and criminals and obnoxious elements to make it a habitat of civilised people with high morals, values and probity as their hallmark. This will only elevate our status in the community of nations."

Source: http://www.uniindia.com/death-sentence-to-rape-murder-convict-in-srinagar/states/news/1092019.html (Accessed 23 December 2018)