India News | Odisha: 60-year-old Man Gets 10-year Jail for Raping Teen

Baripada, Apr 2 (PTI) A 60-year-old man was sentenced to 10 years of imprisonment by a court on Saturday for raping a 16-year-old girl in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.

Special POCSO judge Sumita Jena also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convicted.

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The special court also directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh to the rape survivor as compensation.

On February 28, 2016, the teenager was alone in the house at a village in Baripada Sadar block when the accused raped her.

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The judgement was based on the rape survivor's statement, medical report and 17 witnesses, special public prosecutor Abhina Patnaik said.

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