Baripada, Apr 6 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl.

POCSO judge Sumita Jena also slapped a fine of Rs 12,000 on Balaram Sardar for committing the crime.

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The special court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh to the rape survivor as compensation.

On June 28, 2019, the teenager was abducted by the accused and raped in a village.

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The judgement was based on the rape survivor's statement, medical report and 17 witnesses, special public prosecutor Abhina Patnaik said.

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