India, May 19 -- A man in Odisha's Bargarh district was sentenced to life imprisonment by a POCSO court for raping his 12-year-old daughter.

Additional district and sessions judge-cum-special POCSO judge of Bargarh, Kiran Kumar Pradhan, sentenced the 50-year-old accused to life imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, describing the crime as barbaric and a betrayal of parental responsibility.

The court has also directed the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to provide Rs.10 lakh as compensation to the survivor for her rehabilitation and psychological support.

"The accused committed rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault on his daughter, when she was below twelve years o...