Man gets 20-yr RI for raping teen | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: A special Pocso court in Berhampur on Monday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl, a relative, about two years ago.Additional district-cum-special Pocso court judge Pranati Pattnaik also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict. “The accused will undergo an additional two years in jail if he fails to pay the fine,” said special public prosecutor Narayan Panda. The court also directed the district legal services authorities to pay a compensation of Rs 10.50 lakh to the girl. The entire fine amount will be paid to the girl after recovery as per the provision of CrPC.The court pronounced the judgment after recording the statements of eight witnesses, including the police and doctor, and based on medical reports.Sources said the convict raped the girl several times in her house in the absence of her parents by threatening her. The matter came to light when she became pregnant. She narrated her ordeal to her parents, and her father lodged an FIR against the convict on June 2, 2023.Police registered a case against the accused and launched a search for the fugitive. Police arrested him on Sept 27 last year. He was in judicial custody since his arrest, sources said. The survivor gave birth to a son.
