Hoshiarpur, February 26: A migrant labourer from West Bengal was today awarded death sentence by a court here for raping and murdering a 5-year-old girl.
Additional Session Judge Surinder Singh Sahni gave the death sentence to Mangal Singh for raping and murdering the minor, who used to live in Adda Saran village of the district.
Singh also used to work in the same village.
Counsel of the girl’s father Naveen Jerth said Singh lured the the victim by offering her some biscuits on March 11, 2009 and took her to a secluded place where after he raped her before killing.
“We have got justice in a very short time,” Pitamber and Mithlesh Kumari, father and mother of the victim, said.
–Agencies