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India News | Jharkhand Man Gets Life Term for Abduction, Rape of Minor

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A special POCSO court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl, who was his neighbour, in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand around two years ago.

India News | Jharkhand Man Gets Life Term for Abduction, Rape of Minor

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jun 22 (PTI) A special POCSO court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl, who was his neighbour, in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand around two years ago.

The court awarded life imprisonment to Shishupal Mahto and imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on him after convicting him under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code.

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Mahto kidnapped the girl when she went to attend nature's call on November 15, 2018, and raped her in a village under Baliapur police station area.

(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)