Latest News | UP Court Sentences 22-year-old Man to Life Imprisonment for Raping Minor Niece

Bareilly (UP), Feb 11 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a 22-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his three-year-old niece last year.

In his order passed on Monday, Additional District Judge (POCSO) Kumar Mayank also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Umakant alias Gabbar, Special Public Prosecutor Subhav Mishra said on Tuesday.

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The girl was raped on October 2, 2024, and a case was registered against Umakant on October 4 at Bhutta police station in Bareilly district, Mishra said.

He said that charges were framed against the accused on November 13.

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The judge held Umakant, a resident of Bhutta police station area, guilty and sentenced him to life imprisonment and ordered him to be kept in jail till his last breath, Mishra said.

Apart from this, a fine of Rs 50,000 was also imposed on him. The fine amount will be given to the survivor for her rehabilitation, the special public prosecutor added.

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