Telangana: District judge sentences Nalgonda man to 27 years in jail for raping woman

The accused had lured the woman with false promises of marriage and refused to fulfill his commitments after the victim became pregnant

Nalgonda: The district judge Roja Ramani on Thursday convicted and sentenced a man to 27 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 3,000 for deceiving a woman under the pretext of marriage.

The convict Nallabothu Jagan of Parvathagiri village had lured a woman with false promises of marriage.

The victim, who became pregnant, filed a complaint after Jagan refused to fulfill his commitments, leaving her and her family devastated.

The police, after conducting a thorough investigation, charged Jagan with multiple offences. During the trial, the court found him guilty on various counts, including rape, fraud, and exploiting the woman, who belonged to a marginalised community.

The judge sentenced the accused to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000 fine for the charges of rape, 10 more years of years imprisonment and Rs 1,000 fine for cheating the woman belonging to a Dalit community, and seven years imprisonment and Rs 1,000 fine for deceiving the victim under the guise of marriage.

The sentences will run consecutively resulting in a total of 27 years of imprisonment.