Kendrapara, Dec. 10 -- A special judge under POCSO Act on Wednesday convicted a 26-years-old youth and sentenced him to 20 years of Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) with a fine of Rs 70,000 for his involvement in kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl.
The convict Biswajit Sahoo of Jamara village under Nikirai police limit had allegedly kidnapped and raped the minor girl studying in class 10 at a local private school, under Kendrapara town police limit last March, said Manoj Kumar Sahoo, the Special Public Prosecutor of Additional District Judge-cum-special judge(POCSO).
The victim's father on March 5 lodged an FIR at Kendrapara town police limit alleging that his 15-years old daughter was was missing from 4.30 pm on March. He alleged that Sa...