India, Feb. 8 -- A special court on Tuesday sentenced a 41-year-old Jogeshwari resident to 10 years of imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old boy in his neighbourhood for over two years. The child used to deliver clothes to the accused, a washerman by profession. A complaint was filed by the child's father in 2017.

The incident came to light in December 2016, when the child began to show signs of stress and neglected his studies. On January 8, 2017, the boy was sent to deliver clothes at the accused's place. After returning home that night, he refused to eat or talk. Two days later, he was reportedly caught by his sister while he was to drink phenyl in their kitchen at night. He was taken to the Trauma Care Hospital for treatment when the...