India News | Odisha: Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Jail for Raping Woman 13 Years Ago

Kendrapara, Nov 30 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for raping a woman 13 years ago.

The man, now 44, had raped the then 23-year-old woman on the night of March 2, 2009 when her husband was not at home, according to the prosecution.

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The incident happened in Mahakalapada police station area.

Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinara convicted the man, a neighbour of the survivor, under IPC sections 376 (rape), 341 (wrongful restraint ) and 506 (criminal intimation).

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Besides sentencing the convict to 10 years in jail, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on him.

The court gave the verdict after examining the statements of seven witnesses, including the survivor, said Sanjay Jena, the special public prosecutor.

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