India News | UP: Man Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping Woman
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A man has been awarded life imprisonment by a court in Ballia for raping a woman in 2017.
Ballia (UP), Apr 14 (PTI) A man has been awarded life imprisonment by a court in Ballia for raping a woman in 2017.
Additional District Judge Nitin Kumar Thakur, on Wednesday also imposed a fine of Rs 51,000 on the convict.
Suresh Pathak, who was leading the prosecution, said that a 21-year-old woman was raped in 2017 by a resident of her village while attending nature's call.
On May 31, an FIR of rape was lodged at Narhi police station on the complaint of the woman. Police later filed a charge sheet in the case in the local court.
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Pathak said the court of Additional District Judge Nitin Kumar Thakur after hearing the arguments of both sides, sentenced the man to life imprisonment.
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