Latest News | UP: Man Sentenced to 20-year Imprisonment for Kidnapping, Raping Minor Girl

Maharajganj (UP), Nov 25 (PTI) A court in Maharajganj district in Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a man to 20 years' imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor girl two years ago.

Maharajganj Superintendent of Police Kaustubh on Saturday said additional sessions and special judge Vinay Kumar Singh convicted the man, identified as Pradyuman, on Friday.

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Pradyuman was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000 was imposed on him, he said.

According to the prosecution, Pradyuman kidnapped and raped the minor girl living with her grandmother in a village in the district on November 25, 2021.

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The girl's father had lodged a complaint against him.

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