Srinagar, Feb. 18 -- A court has sentenced a man to twenty-seven years in jail for raping a minor.

Mohammad Saleem Taploo of Anchar Soura was convicted for offenses under section 363 RPC and Section 4 of POCSO. The court convicted the accused for both offenses, with the quantum of punishment being rigorous imprisonment for seven years and a fine of Rs 25,000 for kidnapping, which would run separately with rigorous imprisonment for 20 years and a fine of Rs 50,000 for the offenses under POCSO.

In the second case, Ganderbal Police secured a conviction against Aamir Ashraf Zargar of Waripora Safapora for offenses under sections 363 RPC and 376 RPC. The court sentenced the accused to imprisonment for a term of seven years and a fine of Rs 1...