Burdwan, West Bengal:
A local court awarded death sentence to a man convicted of rape and murder of a school girl in Burdwan district on Thursday.
Additional Sessions judge Somnath Bandyopadhyay ordered capital punishment for the convict Binay Bagdi for raping and strangling the 14-year-old to death on April 21, 2011.
The court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on 34-year old Bagdi, to be realised before the execution of the death sentence.
The judge referred to another rape charge against Bagdi four years ago, for which he had secured bail, and said his acts only showed that such a person deserved maximum punishment as he can't reform himself and hence the death penalty may act as possible deterrent for similar offenders in the society.
According to the prosecution, the 14-year old had left her house to watch TV at her neighbour's house but was lured by Binay on the pretext of giving chocolate. He then raped and murdered her at a secluded spot not far from her house.
Binay was arrested after her decomposed body was found on May 3 as he was last seen speaking with the girl. He had later confessed to the crimes.