India News | Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping Teenager

Muzaffarnagar, Dec 19 (PTI) A POCSO court in Kairana has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2020.

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Special Judge Mumtaz Ali also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Azad alias Arvind on Saturday after holding him guilty under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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According to POCSO lawyer Pushpendra Malik, the crime took place in Shamli district on February 2, 2020.

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