Repeat child rapist gets remainder-of-life jail term in third child rape case

Sandesh Tanaji Thorat, 34, sentenced to remainder-of-life imprisonment under section 376E of the Indian Penal Code for repeat rape offences.

Special Judge Surekha A Sinha convicted Thorat for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in Chembur in October 2022.

Thorat had two prior convictions for raping minor girls and was facing another trial for a child sexual offence at Deonar police station.

The court invoked section 376E, which deals with repeat offenders, citing that Thorat posed a serious threat to society.

The court ordered the District Legal Services Authority, Mumbai, to award compensation to the survivor.