Jammu March-17-2023- 2nd Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Renu Dogra in a case of kidnapping, rape and murder of a 10 yrs old minor girl, awarded life-impriosnment to Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh who happens to be distant cousin of the deceased.
The case of the prosecution as culminated into the charge-sheet is that on 23-08-2007 at 1500 hours one person namely Fayaz Ahmad R/o Ikhrajpora Rajbagh Srinagar approached Police Station Rajbagh with a written complaint stating therein that his daughter aged about 10 years went out to shop at 1300 hours and is untraceable since then. He also informed that they had looked out for her at all the probable places. As per police, the investigation confirmed that Zahoor, who happens to be distant cousin of the victim, was putting up in the same house where the family of the deceased lives. On 23 August 2007, the prosecution said, the accused followed the victim when she was sent by her father to bring cigarettes and bread from a nearby shop. Sheikh lured her to a nearby vacant migrant house where he raped, murdered her by striking the bricks on her head and also tried to burn her body.
2nd Additional Sessions Judge Srinagar Renu Dogra after hearing both the sides ordered that life imprisonment to the convict Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh S/o Abdul Rashid Sheikh R/o Akhrajpora Rajbagh Srinagar for the commission of the offence under section 302 RPC. Court further ordered that he convict is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 7 years for offence punishable under Section 363 RPC and also sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years for the offence punishable under Sections 376 RPC. The sentences shall run concurrently.”