Baripada (Odisha), Feb 5 (PTI) A POCSO court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district Monday sentenced a man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old girl in 2020.

Special POCSO Court Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak pronounced the judgment after examining the statements of the victim, 23 witnesses as well as medical reports.

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, 20-year-old Jitendra Dhir, said Special Public Prosecutor Monoranjan Pattnaik.

The incident took place in November 2020 at a village in Chandua area.

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