India News | Man Gets Life Sentence for Raping Minor

Balrampur (UP), Jul 26 (PTI) A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl in May.

Additional Government Counsel Pavan Kumar Shukla said the court of special Judge Jahendra Pal Singh convicted Vinod Kumar Maurya and also slapped him with a fine of Rs 53,000.

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Shukla said Maurya lured the minor into a forest area and raped her in May this year. A case under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was lodged at Balrampur Kotwali police station.

Police filed a chargesheet regarding the incident on June 30.

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