Gudiya rape: Accused produced in court

Tribune News Service

Shimla, June 15

The arguments on the quantum of sentence in the Gudiya rape and murder case were held as the lone accused Anil Kumar alias Nilu, a chirani (woodcutter), was produced in the CBI special court today. However, the final verdict was deferred to June 18.

The CBI counsel demanded capital punishment for Nilu, maintaining that the heinous crime falls in the ‘rarest of the rare “category and the convict was a habitual offender with a history of crimes.

However, the defence counsel opposed the plea and pointed out that there was no eyewitness in the case and the convict was found guilty on circumstantial evidences. He argued that it was not a cold-blooded murder but the crime that was committed on the spur of the moment under the influence of liquor.

The court had held Nilu guilty of rape and murder on April 28. This is the sixth time the sentence has been deferred.