Man Rapes, Murders 9-Month Old Baby; Court Shocks Nation With Judgement: Read Here

In a disturbing and shocking case, a fast-track court in Telangana’s Warangal district sentenced a 28-year old man to death for raping and murdering a nine-month-old baby.

The fast track court completed the hearing of the case in just 48 days from the day of the incident after the judge examined 30 witnesses related to the case.

The man is accused of committing the heinous crime in June 2019. He has been identified as Kolipaka Praveen of Hanamkonda town in Warangal urban district.

As per Hindustan Times report, the accused had confessed before district additional judge Jaya Kumar, that he had committed the crime in a drunken condition.

The incident took place in the early hours of June 19 at Tailors’ Street in Hanamkonda, when the girl was sleeping with her parents and grandparents on the terrace of their house when Praveen abducted her. He then took her to a secluded place, raped her and killed her, Hindustan Times further reported.

The parents, who woke up after some time, found the child missing. Following which they raised an alarm and searched for the baby along with the neighbours.

During their search, one of their relatives saw Praveen (accused) running along with the baby. When they ran after him, he threw the baby and tried to flee but due to his drunken state the locals caught him and thrashed him before handing him over to the police. After the worried parents rushed the baby to hospital but doctors declared her brought dead.

Meanwhile highlighting over the same, Warangal police commissioner Dr V Ravinder said the speedy justice had brought a big relief to the investigating authorities. They took this case as a challenge and filed a chargesheet within 21 days. They had also urged the court to fast track the hearings.