Mackenzie, who ran the Good News International Church, is accused of leading a doomsday cult where he instructed his mass followers to starve themselves and their children to death so they could reach heaven.
The woman filed a false complaint accusing some people of an offense against her daughter that was booked under Section 5 of the Pocso Act (aggravated penetrative sexual assault). "This false information was given to "extort property" from the accused," the court said.
"These five life sentences will run concurrently," read the court judgment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 7,20,000 on Alam, a migrant labourer hailing from Bihar.
Following the death of the father of the victim girl in October 2022, Khakha, who the girl referred to as "mama" brought the child to his Burari residence. In the opinion of her mother, who had known the family for many years, her daughter would grow stronger under Khakha's supervision, and spending time in their house would help her get over the loss.
The National Crime Agency said that he had been talking to a juvenile boy in India online at the time of his arrest and encouraging him to give sexual photographs of a younger child in exchange for money.
The accused used to get high on drugs, engage in pornographic films and the search for small children. He then used to assault them and kill. The Delhi Police said that the accused developed this routine since the year 2008.