Teacher sentenced to 20 years RI for raping minor girls in Odisha

A school teacher in Odisha’s Jajpur district was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses) court on Monday for raping a minor girl.

The suspect has been identified as Mohan Bhuyan, who had committed the crime in 2022.

The incident took place at a government school in Panikoili where the teacher committed the crime. After a thorough investigation and trial, the court ruled on the basis of testimony from sixteen witnesses. Besides the jail term, the convicted teacher has been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh.

“The fast-track court of Special Judge Abhijeet Palai had earlier sentenced the convict to 20 years in jail and compensated the victim with Rs 7 lakh in one case. Today, based on the testimonies of 16 witnesses, in addition to a sentence of 20 years, the convict has been fined Rs 1.5 lakh, which will be forwarded to the victim,” said Rajiv Mohanty, Special Public Prosecutor.

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