Ghaziabad, December 22: Holding that death row convict Surinder Koli is a “disgrace to society deserving no sympathy”, a special CBI court here today awarded him capital punishment for rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl, the fourth Nithari case in which he has been given death penalty.
Special CBI Judge A K Singh held Koli guilty under IPC sections 302 (murder), 376 (rape) and 364 (kidnaping) and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
Pronouncing the sentence against Koli (38), Justice Singh said he is a “disgrace to society and deserves no sympathy”.
He further said the crime committed by Koli was “heinous” and a “stigma and threat to humanity”.
–Agencies