Mandsaur gang rape: Case closed in under 2 months, 2 accused sentenced to death

The two men accused of the Mandsaur gang rape were on Tuesday sentenced to death. The case was closed in under two months.

The class 2 girl was raped on June 26. She had been waiting outside her school for her parents to pick her up when she was lured away by the two men — Irfan and Asif.

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The men tortured her, raped her, and then slit her throat. The girl was found with severe injuries to her face, head, neck, and private parts.

Police found the men within two hours of the crime after scouring CCTV footage from the area.

The Mandsaur gang rape had caused a huge uproar in the state, with the public accusing the government of not doing enough for public safety.

In response, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the case would be heard by a fast-track court. He also demanded the death penalty.

Madhya Pradesh became the first state in the country in December last year to pass a law saying the rape of a child below 12 was to be punishable by death.

In July this year, a court in Sagar, MP sentenced a man to death for the rape of a nine-year-old child.