Latest News | UP: Man Gets 20-year Jail Term for Raping Minor Dalit Girl

Bahraich (UP), Sep 29 (PTI) A local court here on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old Dalit girl in 2019.

Additional Sessional Judge (POCSO Act) Varun Mohit Nigam convicted Jai Singh Yadav and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him.

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Special government advocate (POCSO Act) Sant Pratap Singh said Jai Singh Yadav raped the girl in a village in Baundi police station area in January 2019.

On the basis of the complaint lodged by the girl's father, a case was registered at the police station. On March 26, 2021, the chargesheet was filed in the court, he said.

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According to the prosecution, at the time of the incident, the convict was 17 years old.

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