Man gets 20 yrs in jail for raping girl, 15, in 2020

Agra: A court in Muzaffarnagar on Friday sentenced a 40-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 15-year-old girl at a village in the district five years ago. Court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.

According to district govt counsel Rajeev Sharma, the crime happened in Nov 2020 when the minor girl was raped in an agri field by a man from the same village.

Following a complaint by the survivor's father, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under Pocso Act. The accused was arrested and sent to jail. Weeks later, police submitted a chargesheet in the court.