Bhubaneswar, July 31 -- A POCSO court has sentenced accused Udaya Naik to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment in a rape case declared as red flag by the Odisha Crime Branch.
A case under section 65(2)/351(2) BNS /4 POCSO Act was registered against accused Udaya Naik with Pallahara police station on the basis of a complaint lodged by Subana Nayak.
Odisha Crime Branch sources said the offence was committed on July 20,2024 and the FIR was registered on July 21, 2024.
After investigation, the Crime Branch which treated the case as Red Flag, submitted a charge sheet on September 17,2024 and charges were framed against the accused on February 10, 2025.
The trial was monitored on a regular basis and the judgement was pronounced last Tuesday.
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