Delhi court convicts Sonu Punjaban in prostitution, human trafficking case
Jul 17, 2020
New Delhi [India], July 17 : Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban has been convicted in a case of kidnapping, human trafficking, and prostitution by a Delhi court. The quantum of sentence is yet to be pronounced.
Additional Sessions Judge Pritam Singh convicted Sonu Punjaban and her associate Sandeep Bedwal in connection with a case related to the kidnapping, human trafficking and prostitution, and rape of a minor girl in Delhi respectively.
The court said that the prosecution has succeeded to prove the charges against both the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.
Sonu Punjaban was convicted under various charges dealing with kidnapping, etc of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant Sections of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act dealing with prostitution. On the other hand, Sandeep Bedwal was convicted under several Sections of the IPC including rape and kidnapping.
According to the police, the girl fell in love with Sandeep, who took her to a house in Laxmi Nagar on the pretext of marriage and raped her in September 2009. He sold the victim, who was 12 years old at the time, to one Seema Aunty.
Seema Aunty forced the victim into prostitution and gave her drugs injection, police said based on the statement of the minor girl and added that she was sold several times and once to convict Sonu Punjaban.
Sonu Punjaban used her for prostitution and before sending her to customers also administered drugs such as proxyvon and alprex tablets and also injected drugs to the victim so that the body of the victim became tight and more suitable for prostitution, the police said.
The victim had come to Najafgarh police station on February 9, 2014, and after counselling, her statement was recorded by the police, wherein she narrated her ordeal.
