Three persons were given death penalty on 09th May, 2017 (Tuesday), by a special Court for killing 28 year old software engineer Nayana Pujari after abducting and gang raping her eight years ago near Pune. Special Judge L.L. Yenkar awarded death sentence to the trio - Yogesh Raut, Mahesh Thakur and Vishwas Kadam - a day after convicting them in the eight year old sensational gang rape-cum-murder case. While convicting the three on 08th May, 2017 (Monday), the Court had let off the fourth accused who had turned approver in the case.
Nayana Pujari, who worked at an IT firm in Kharadi was kidnapped on 07th October, 2009 evening from Kharadi bypass, while waiting for a transport to return home.
Her body was recovered two days later from Zarewadi forest area in Khed tehsil of Pune district.
Yogesh, Mahesh and Vishwas, who were given death penalty on 09th May, 2017 (Tuesday) had been convicted of seven counts of various offences including those of kidnapping, gang rape, murder, robbery, misappropriation of property after hatching a criminal conspiracy in furtherance of their common intention.
[Based on a news item published in Deccan Chronicle dated 10th May, 2017 (Wednesday)].
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