Chandigarh, March 13 -- A fast track special court dealing with rape and POCSO cases, on Wednesday, sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl in 2021.

The court of additional sessions judge Yashika also imposed a fine of Rs.60,000 on the convict. In addition, the court also ordered a compensation of Rs.4 lakh to the victim.

The UT Police had registered the case against Gaurav alias Gora, a city resident, in November 2021.

The victim's mother told the police that her daughter had gone to meet a friend with her brother when on the way she met the accused, who took her to a deserted place on the pretext of showing her the railway track. The accused had also sent the victim's brother with someone on some pretex...