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A local court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in the rape and murder case of a minor girl reported in Vanasthalipuram in 2014. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 13,000 on him.

The convict Gaffar Ali (56), a migrant labour from Bihar was sentenced to death by the Sangareddy POCSO court in a rape and murder case of five-year-old child last year.

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A disturbing reality is that rape and murder cases invariably turn out to be mere cold statistics