Lucknow, Oct. 9 -- A Lucknow court sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl, just 14 months after the crime was reported. "The Special Judge (POCSO Act) pronounced Tahir Ali, 32, guilty under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, POCSO Act, and SC/ST Act, and awarded him 20 years' imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.20,000. In case of non-payment, he will serve an additional three months in jail," read a Lucknow police statement. According to lucknow police details shared in a press note, the case was registered on June 2, 2024, at Sushant Golf City Police Station, after Ali, a resident of Raigad village in Basti district, was accused of sexually assaulting a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in the afternoon. Police promptly arrested the accused, completed the investigation, and filed the chargesheet in record time. htc...