Jamshedpur: Rape convict gets life term

JAMSHEDPUR: A Jamshedpur court on Thursday gave life sentence to Uday Gagrai , a convict in a rape case. Along with the life term, Uday has to pay a fine of Rs 25,000, said sources.


As Uday was reportedly ill, he was produced before court from the jail through video conferencing , said sources.

It may be mentioned here that Uday, a father of two children, was accused of raping a 12-year-old girl. A case in this connection was filed on August 30, 2017 in Sidhgora police station in the city. The girl became pregnant after being raped.

The pregnancy was terminated after the survivor’s mother knocked the doors of Jharkhand high court . The court in its decision on October 15, 2017 had allowed the abortion. The mother had to approach the court as the doctors were not ready to terminate the pregnancy as they said there was a life risk for the girl.

The court in its judgment had instructed the government to bear the expense of the entire hospitalization process.

(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)