Chandigarh, Dec. 16 -- Special POCSO court in Chandigarh has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl whom he lured into his house under the pretence of sending her to buy groceries. The heinous crime took place two years ago in 2023 in Chandigarh.

The court convicted the accused on December 12 and pronounced the sentence on December 15. During the trial, the convict attempted to evade responsibility, but the DNA report presented in court exposed the reality of the case.

The case was registered by the police based on a report filed by a counsellor from the Women and Child Helpline.

The victim told the counsellor that she was playing near her house when the neighbouring youth gav...