35-year-old man sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping teenager – ThePrint

Baripada, Oct 28 (PTI) A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a court in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district for raping a teenage girl.

The fast-track court of Special Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak sentenced the convict to jail and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, said Special Public Prosecutor Manoranjan Pattnaik.

The court directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay compensation of Rs 50,000 to the victim, he said.

On the night of July 8, 2017, the convict and another man forcibly took the 15-year-old girl to a nearby forest while she was sleeping with her grandmother and raped her, according to the prosecutor.

The girl was rescued by villagers and the police were informed following which a case was registered at Bisoi police station.

One of the suspects was arrested, the other remained in hiding.

The arrested suspect was convicted based on the statements of the victim, 18 witnesses and the medical report. PTI CORR BBM BBM SUM

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