Kochi: Death sentence to Asfaq Alam accused in brutal murder of five-year-old girl in Aluva. The court also stated that he does not deserve any punishment less than death. Ernakulam POCSO Court Judge K Soman pronounced the sentence. The sentence was announced 110 days after the crime. The court has stated that the case is rare among the rare.
Public Prosecutor G Mohanraj had opined that the defense argument that Asafak’s age should be taken into account as he is 28 years old is not justified. As the accused is only 28 years of age, there is a possibility of repentance and hence the defense requested that the sentence should be relaxed.
The court had earlier held the accused Asfaq Alam guilty in the case. Four reports had already been submitted as requested by the court before sentencing.
Last July 28, accused Asafaq Alam took the five-year-old child of a couple from Bihar and brutally raped and killed her.
