A local court here on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping an 11-year-old Dalit girl in 2019.
Additional Sessional Judge (POCSO Act) Varun Mohit Nigam convicted Jai Singh Yadav and also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on him.
Special government advocate (POCSO Act) Sant Pratap Singh said Jai Singh Yadav raped the girl in a village in Baundi police station area in January 2019.
On the basis of the complaint lodged by the girl's father, a case was registered at the police station. On March 26, 2021, the chargesheet was filed in the court, he said.
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According to the prosecution, at the time of the incident, the convict was 17 years old.
-With PTI Input
