Berhampur, Sep 6 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Ganjam district sentenced a 35-year-old man to 20 years of imprisonment on Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old girl over three years ago.

Berhampur Pocso court judge Ganeshwar Pati also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on Brundaban Naik, said special public prosecutor Mohan Singari.

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The court awarded Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the rape survivor.

On May 13, 2019, Naik had sexually assaulted the teenager after he saw her bathing in a water body on the outskirts of her village in Purushottampur police station area.

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The court declared its judgement was based on the medical report and the statements of 12 witnesses.

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