Berhampur: A special Pocso court in Berhampur sentenced a 48-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl in Ganjam district.
The convict was also fined Rs 5,000 by additional district judge Pranati Pattnaik, who presided over the special court under the Pocso Act. Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional six months of imprisonment. The incident occurred on Sept 1, 2023, when the convict raped the minor while she was heading to a village pond to take a bath. tnn