India News | Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Jail for Raping Minor in UP's Muzaffarnagar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A special POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping a nine-year-old girl.
Muzaffarnagar, Aug 30 (PTI) A special POCSO court here on Tuesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping a nine-year-old girl.
Special judge Baburam also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on Sandeep Kumar after holding him guilty under Section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code and POCSO Act.
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District government counsel Rajive Sharma told PTI that the accused had on June 5, 2018 lured the girl on the pretext of giving her clothes and took her to a field where he raped her.
After reaching home, the survivor narrated her ordeal to her family members following which her father lodged a complaint.
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