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Man gets 10-yr jail for abducting, raping minor girl

The girl was abducted and raped by the man in a village in Baghpat district on January 19, 2016.

PTI | Muzaffarnagar | April 22, 2018 12:52 pm

Man gets 10-yr jail for abducting, raping minor girl

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A court in Baghpat district has sentenced the head of a local mosque to 10 years of imprisonment for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl in 2016.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Ramesh Chand on Saturday also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Rihan.

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He was held guilty of rape and relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to government lawyer Surender Yadav.

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The girl was abducted and raped by the man in a village in Baghpat district on January 19, 2016. The accused belongs to Muzaffarnagar district, he said.

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