Ms. T. Rajani in charge Judge at the court of the First Metropolitan Sessions Judge at Nampally convicted Mallikarjun guilty of raping her 2- year old daughter. She was admitted in Niloufer Hospital. Doctors confirmed rape and advised mother to allow her rest for two months. The victim died due to injuries and walking.
The judge sentenced the culprit to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 5,000. The incident had occurred on 19th June 2014, when the mother of the victim had gone to work as a maid outside. When she came back, she found the girl weeping outside her house. The convict was scared and started washing the inner garments of his daughter and also his clothes.
When the mother asked her daughter what happened. She pointed towards her father but couldn’t tell anything. The mother asked him but he claimed to be innocent. A criminal case was registered three days afters the incident and Mallikarjun was arrested. He confessed his crime during interrogation.
The Judge observed that the culprit does not deserve sympathy but was given minimum punishment as he is handicapped.