A Gautam Buddha Nagar court sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for raping a minor in 2018. A police spokesperson told a news agency that the court of Special Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO-II) sentenced the Tuesday to Vikas, a resident of Dhoom Manikpur village, and also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on him.
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Kidnapped and raped while going to school
In the year 2018, Vikas had kidnapped a girl while she was going to school. He raped her for several months. The spokesperson said that after a few months, the Badalpur police station recovered the girl, arrested the accused and filed a case against him in the court.
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Punishment based on statements of witnesses and doctors.
According to the spokesperson, after recording the statements of witnesses and doctors from both sides, the court sentenced Vikas to 10 years in prison. At the same time, if Vikas does not pay the fine, he will have to spend seven more months in prison.
We tell you that this is not the first time that a person guilty of raping a minor has been convicted. Even before this, in many cases the court had sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and several years in prison.