CHANDIGARH: A local court in Haryana’s Kaithal town observed that “rape is a crime against the holy body of a girl and the soul of the society” while awarding a 25-year jail term to granthi (preacher) of a gurdwara for raping two minor girls.
“Children are precious human resources of a country. Rape is a crime against the holy body of a girl child and the soul of society. The girl-child victims aged nine years and 10 years, respectively, at the time of incidents, with efflux of time, would grow with a traumatic experience, an unforgettable shame,” observed the court while handing down the sentence.
