India News | Odisha Court Sentences Elderly Relative to 20 Years of Jail for Raping Girl

Baripada (Odisha), Jul 24 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday sentenced a 60-year-old man to imprisonment for two decades for raping a five-year-old girl who is related to him.

Mayurbhanj District Special POCSO Court Judge Sumita Jena convicted Jagamahan Naik in the rape case and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, Special Public Prosecutor Abhinna Kumar Pattnaik said.

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The court directed the Mayurbhanj District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 4 lakh to the family members of the minor as compensation.

Naik raped the girl when she was alone in the house in March 2021.

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The elderly man was arrested after the mother of the minor lodged a complaint at the Jharpokhria Police Station.

The judgment was based on the statement of the girl and 13 witnesses and medical reports, said the public prosecutor.

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