India News | Court Awards Life Term to Man for Raping Girl

Mathura (UP), Feb 17 (PTI) A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on the convict.

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Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Kumar Pandey said police received information about a minor girl being raped on January 3.

Subsequently, on the basis of the complaint lodged by the girl's father, a case was registered against the accused person, Satish (32), under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

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The matter was heard in the court of special judge (POCSO) Vipin Kumar who on Friday sentenced the man to life imprisonment in connection with the rape of the girl and also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on him, he said.

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