2013 Muzaffarnagar riots: Trial court sentences two accused of gang rape to 20 years rigorous imprisonment

The case is first of its kind where conviction is done under section 376(2)(g) of IPC keeping in mind 2013 Criminal Law Amendment, which recognise rape during communal violence as a specific offence.

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09 May 2023, 1:14 pm

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A trial court in Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday convicted two men accused of gang rape of a Muslim woman during the 2013 communal riots in western Uttar Pradesh and sentenced them to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.

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Gang Rape

Muzaffarnagar Riots