India News | .Baripada LGC1 OD-COURT-RAPE Two Men Sentenced to 20 Years RI for Raping Minor in Odisha

Baripada, May 30 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Tuesday sentenced two men to 20 years rigorous imprisonment after convicting them of raping a 16-year-old girl in 2016.

Mayurbhanj Special POCSO Court judge Sumita Jena also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on both the convicts, said Special Public Prosecutor Abhinna Kumar Pattnaik.

Also Read | IPS Transfer in Karnataka News Update: Congress Government Transfers Four IPS Officers, B Dayananda Becomes New Bengaluru Police Commissioner.

The court also directed the Mayurbhanj District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh to the girl as compensation.

The incident took place at Badhunia village on February 5, 2016 when the girl was alone at home. Both the men had taken her to a nearby bush and committed the crime.

Also Read | Air India Flight Crew Member Assaulted by Passenger: Unruly Flyer Assaults AI Crew Member Onboard Plane, Handed Over to Security at Delhi Airport.

The family members of the girl lodged a police complaint at Bisoi police station following which a case was registered against the duo under POCSO Act and relevant provisions of of the IPC.

The judgment was based on the statement of the girl, other witnesses and the medical report, Pattnaik said.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)