AGRA, Dec. 23 -- Additional session judge/additional special judge (Pocso Act), Mathura, Brijesh Kumar on Monday sentenced a man in his 20s to life imprisonment for raping a mentally-challenged girl last year. A penalty of Rs.one lakh was also imposed on the convict Pawan Dhancha. Besides, nine-month jail and a penalty of Rs.1,000 were given to him for voluntarily causing hurt to the girl.

The matter relates to a case registered under section 323 (voluntarily causing simple hurt), 376 (rape) of Indian Penal Code and section 3 and 4 of Pocso Act, 2012, at Kosi Kalan police station of Mathura on June 20, 2024 on complaint lodged by father of the 13-year-old survivor who is mentally challenged.

The case was registered against unidentified ...