Man gets 20-yr jail for raping minor
Representational Image
A special POCSO court in Ganjam district sentences a 30-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and orders Rs 6 lakh compensation for kidnapping and raping a minor in 2020.
Berhampur: A special court in Ganjam district sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl. The 30-year-old man lured away the Class 10 student from her house on October 7, 2020, on the pretext of marriage while her parents were away at work, according to the prosecution.
After the girl went missing, her father lodged an FIR at Golanthara police station. She was rescued nearly three months later from a house where she was staying with the accused, who was arrested.
The man was released on bail on July 4 this year. Additional District Judge and Special POCSO Court Judge Pranati Pattnaik imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, besides sentencing him to rigorous imprisonment. The court directed the Ganjam District Legal Services Authority to pay the survivor Rs 6 lakh as compensation. It also ordered that the fine amount, once realised from the convict, be paid to the survivor.
NEET Paper Leak Fallout: Dharmendra Pradhan Steps Down as Education Minister, Says ‘I Never Shied Away From Responsibility’
AI Appreciation Day 2026: Trust and infrastructure emerge as the next frontier for AI, say experts
Few Takers for HILT Policy in Hyderabad Amid Low Response
Cockroach Janta Party Protest LIVE Updates: Demonstrators Assemble at Jantar Mantar
Fire breaks out at a building in Ameerpet of Hyderabad, fire brigade arrives
ED’s Vedanta raids raise questions about proportionality, perception
