By: Express News ServiceRajkot | January 18, 2026 04:14 AM IST 2 min readThe probe was led by ASP Simran Bharadwaj, he said. “Chargesheet was filed in 12 days. District government pleader S K Vora, APP Prashant Patel, and the victim’s family requested the court for a speedy trial and the court conducted day-to-day hearings,” he said.A trial court in Gujarat’s Rajkot Saturday awarded death sentence to a man for raping a seven-year-old girl on December 4 last year.The FIR was registered on December 8; the 32-year-old accused, a resident of MP, was arrested on December 9, and the chargesheet submitted on December 19. The conviction under sections of the POCSO Act came on January 12, within 40 days of the crime being committed.The police said another FIR has been registered against the man on December 10 on attempt to murder charge after a shootout in which the police shot at the accused in both legs when he allegedly tried to attack them. Vijay Singh Gurjar, SP, Rajkot Rural, said,“The survivor herself and other children playing with her gave statements before the court and the child who had gone through abject torture, spoke well in court… The court also ordered Rs 7 lakh compensation to the survivor.”The probe was led by ASP Simran Bharadwaj, he said. “Chargesheet was filed in 12 days. District government pleader S K Vora, APP Prashant Patel, and the victim’s family requested the court for a speedy trial and the court conducted day-to-day hearings,” he said.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:rajkot