India News | Odisha: Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping Woman
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 25-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday for raping a woman.
Baripada, Mar 23 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Saturday for raping a woman.
The incident happened in the Moroda police station area in March 2021 when the woman, 22, had gone to relieve herself. He dragged the woman, who is married, to behind a bush and raped her, according to the prosecution.
Fast Track Special Court Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak sentenced the man to life imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, said Special Public Prosecutor Monoranjan Pattnaik.
The verdict was based on the statements of the survivor and 12 witnesses, besides the medical report.
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