Man who raped and killed 4-year-old in Sakinaka awarded death sentence

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The Mumbai Session’s Court yesterday awarded death penalty to Nazir Shaikh for sexually assaulting and killing a minor in 2012.

The four-year-old girl victim from Sakinaka area had gone missing and her body was later found later. She was brutally murdered after being assaulted sexually by the accused.

Speaking to media, the victim’s father said, “My daughter has finally got justice. Even if the judgement is challenged in a higher court, I will fight legally till the last breathe of my life to get justice for my daughter.”

The verdict was delivered four years after the case was filed.