Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- The Jajpur Additional District Judge and Special POCSO Court in Odisha sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment in a case involving the rape of a minor.

The court categorised the matter as serious and imposed both imprisonment and a financial penalty.

The verdict was pronounced against Sanjay Sahu on Friday, who was found guilty of sexually assaulting a minor.

Alongside the 20-year sentence, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh. The judgment was delivered after examining the statements of 13 witnesses.

According to reports, the accused used to loiter around the school area where the minor studied and harass her.

He later forcibly took her to a hotel, where he clicked obscene photographs. Subsequently,...