Baripada: A Special Fast Track POCSO Court in Mayurbhanj has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2017.
Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, Mangal Soren, resident of Rahdigoda village under Badampahad police station. If the fine is not paid, Soren will have to serve an additional 15 months of rigorous imprisonment.
The court, after considering witness statements, medical reports, and police investigation reports, found Soren guilty. The court directed the District Legal Services Authority to provide a compensation of Rs 4,00,000 to the victim girl.
According to the case details, the incident occurred in January 2017 when the minor girl’s family had gone to the market, leaving her alone at home. Soren took advantage of the situation and raped the girl, attempting to kill her when she screamed. However, he fled the scene when people from the locality arrived. The family filed a complaint at Badampahad police station following which Soren was arrested and produced in court.
