Sonu Punjaban, Delhi’s biggest sex racket operator, sentenced to 24 yrs in jail
Team Udayavani, Jul 22, 2020, 9:24 PM IST
New Delhi: Sonu Punjaban alias Geeta Arora, who has been one of Delhi’s biggest sex racket operator was sentenced to 24-year imprisonment for kidnapping and forcing a minor girl into prostitution.
The court while announcing its verdict on Wednesday said Sonu Punjaban “crossed all limits to be called a woman and deserves severest punishment”.
Following her conviction on July 17, Punjaban tried to end her life in jail and was rushed to a hospital and is said to have recovered now.
Her accomplice Sandeep Bedwal has also been sentenced to 20 years in prison for kidnapping and raping the minor girl.
The victim had been kidnapped by Bedwal in the year 2009 and he sold her to a pimp named Seema after raping the minor. She was later resold to Punjaban who gave her a makeover and taught her basic English to impress her clients which included high profile businessmen as well.
Punjaban allegedly brutalised the victim and administered drugs such as proxyvon and alprex tablets to her before sending her to customers.
The victim managed to escape from their clutches in 2014 and lodged a complaint at Najafgarh police station.
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