Bhubaneswar, July 28 -- A Special POSCO Court in Odisha's Bargarh district today convicted a man to ten-year rigorous imprisonment, a decade after he had raped a minor hearing and speech impaired girl.
The convict Samir Seth had committed the crime on August 4, 2015 by raping the victim, when she was 15-year-old. Though the victim was not able to communicate properly, she managed to intimate the sexual assault committed upon her to her mother through sign language
"The convict Samir Seth is found guilty U/s 376(2)(0) PC/ 6 POCSO Act and convicted there under. The convict is sentenced to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 10,000, in default of payment of fine, he shall undergo R.I. for a further term of fou...