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For raping and murdering a minor in Padmapur area of Dharmanagr in Tripura, a man was sentenced for life by the Dharmanagar District and Sessions Court on Saturday.

The verdict was pronounced by Justice Gautam Sarkar.

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The offender has been identified as 24-year-old Rajat Tanti who on March 27, 2017, raped and murdered a 16-year-old girl.

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The incident garnered a lot of public outrage.

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โ€œThe convict has been sentenced for life for the offence of unnatural sex with a minor and then murdering her,โ€ public prosecutor Sudarshan Sharma told Northeast Now after the verdict.

He added that Tanti was found guilty under section 376, 302 of the IPC and section 4 of POCSO.

Several persons including the victimโ€™s family and chairperson of the Tripura Commission for Women Barnali Goswami were present in the court premises during the pronouncement of the judgement.