Bhubaneswar: A court in Keonjhar sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The incident took place in 2015 in Telkoi region of the district.
The order was pronounced by the POCSO court in Keonjhar which convicted the accused of the crime and sentenced him to 10 years RI and fined him Rs 10,000 in connection with the case.
The accused in this case, Purna Mahanta was arrested by Telkoi police and forwarded to the court. The Additional District Judge & POCSO Court held him guilty and awarded the punishment.
