Pune Sessions Court on Friday sentenced a 24-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a minor girl in Maval Taluka. According to an ANI report, the man had allegedly raped and killed a 6-year-old girl. 

The report further added that the incident happened in August 2022. The girl, aged six, was playing in the courtyard of her home when the accused who is a resident of Kamshet in Maval taluka abducted her and later sexually assaulted her and killed her by slitting her throat. Reportedly, the girl's body was found in the accused's backyard the following day.