Chandigarh, May 24 -- A 41-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl.

The special court of additional district judge Yashika, dealing with POCSO and rape cases, also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on the convict, Bhupinder Singh Rawat.

The court, meanwhile, acquitted another accused in the case, Amit, 29, of all charges.

As per the prosecution, the case was registered on the complaint of the teenager, who alleged that while she was alone at home in Palsora village, Sector 56, Chandigarh, she was raped by Amit, who also threatened her against disclosing the incident to anyone.

After a few days, while she was again home alone, she was raped by Bhupinder Singh Rawat. He had also thr...