India, March 25 -- A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court in Pune has sentenced Bhimrao Mukunda Kamble, 27, of Kalamnuri in Hingoli district to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old girl in Phursungi in 2017. The court delivered the order on March 21.

A case was registered against Kamble at Hadapsar Police Station under charges of rape, physical assault, criminal intimidation, and issuing life threats. According to the prosecution, the accused entered the victim's house after noticing she was alone and sexually assaulted her. The victim later became pregnant. Police invoked relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and POCSO Act against him.

The case was investigated by ...