Mangalore : The first additional Sessions Court in DK dt. sentenced rapist – kidnapper Abdul Salim for raping the Ashwini (15 year) daughter of the complainant. She later committed suicide in her Mulky house. Mulky Police arrested the culprit and got him convicted in the Crime Court. Salim was asked to pay a hefty fine of Rs 50,000 to the parents of the minor girl.
Hindutwa activists had beaten up the minor girl and her friend on Feb. 10 this year, and a mob humiliated her before she committed suicide in agony. Salim is due to serve 2 terms of life and 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment.
The judge told Salim that he would undergo further imprisonment of 2 years, if Salim did not pay the fine for his crimes. Fine is payable to the aggrieved parents.