A special women's court in Mumbai on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Nehru Nagar area of suburban Kurla in 2010. 

Special Judge Vrushali Joshi had convicted Javed Sheikh (aged around 25) on September 5 for the crime. "The court has sentenced Javed Sheikh to life on the charges of kidnapping, rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in June 2010," Special Public Prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said. (Read more)