India News | Man Gets 30 Years of Imprisonment for Raping Minor in Jharkhand

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Sep 8 (PTI) A court in Jharkhand's Chaibasa on Friday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in a village under Muffasil police station limit about three years ago.

Additional session judge-I of West Singhbhum district also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.

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The convict, Harilal Bodra, raped the minor girl under threat of bodily harm in October 2020.

A case in this regard was registered under various sections of the IPC and POCSO Act.

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The police arrested the accused and forwarded him to judicial custody.

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