Udupi, October 15: In connection to the 2013 Manipal gang-rape case, the Udupi district sessions court convicted three accused, sentenced them to rigorous life imprisonment and also slapped a fine of Rs One lakh each on Thursday October 15th.
The main accused Yogish Poojary, Hariprasad Poojary and Anand were sentenced to life imprisonment for kidnapping, issuing life threat and raping the girl, a medical student in Manipal, on the night of June 20th, 2013.
Also, the three have been told to pay a fine of Rs one lakhs each for gang-rape, Rs 5,000 each for issuing life threat and another Rs 5,000 each for kidnapping.
Two other accused namely Balachandra (brother of Yogish) and Harindra (brother of Hariprasad) were punished for destroying evidence. They are sentenced for three years imprisonment, and each of them was imposed with fine of Rs 5,000.
Judge Shivashankar B pronounced the judgement and the quantum of punishment.
Speaking to the media representatives, public prosecutor T S Jithuri said, this judgement was awaited from two-and-a-half years. This is a lesson to those who indulge in such crimes. Enquiry of 62 main witnesses in this case was also done. Finally the court verdict is out and the court has given the maximum punishment in the case, he said.
