Gujarat: Seven rapists sentenced to life imprisonment in one day

In an unprecedented move various courts in Gujarats Amreli Vadodara and Rajkot have sentenced seven rapists to life imprisonment on a single day in POCSO Protection of Children from Sexual Offences casesMinister of State for Home Affairs Harsh Sanghvi stated that the state government would continue to take strictest action against the perpetrators of rape and similar crimesHe added that Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has instructed authorities to bring complete control over incidents of atrocities exploitation and rape against women and children in the stateHarsh Sanghvi has ordered the Gujarat Police to prepare a strong case with solid evidence so that the accused are punished severely with special sensitivity and care for the victims of such crimesHarsh Sanghvi said The Gujarat Police is moving firmly in the same direction the result of which can be seen in the strict punishment verdicts given to the accused On a single day dated February 25 2025 the esteemed courts gave seven important verdicts in the POCSO case in the Amreli Vadodara and Rajkot districts In which seven rapists were sentenced to life imprisonment seven different victims from Amreli Vadodara and Rajkot have got justiceHe further said that based on the detailed investigation conducted by Amreli Vadodara and Rajkot city and Rajkot rural police in different serious cases of rape of minorsPOCSO collected technical and other evidence effective arguments of the government prosecutor and forensic science laboratory FSL report all seven accused have been sentenced to life imprisonment in seven different POCSO incidentsIn two cases in Amreli the chargesheets were filed within 17 days of the arrest of the accused and in the third case the police arrested the accused on the same day While in the rape with murder case in Rajkot city the police filed the chargesheet within 40 days On the other hand the Rajkot rural police arrested the accused on the day of the incident in the Patanvav case and filed the chargesheets in the Bhayavadar case within 7 days he further saidHarsh Sanghvi congratulated all the officers and employees of the police team investigating these seven cases of Amreli Vadodara and Rajkot districts and said that the state government will continue to take the strictest action against such crimes to provide justice to the victimsUnder the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel the courts in Gujarat have delivered 947 verdicts in POCSO cases in the past three years with 574 individuals sentenced to life imprisonment and 11 to deathThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever