Phulbani: Phulbani Special POCSO Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 25 years of Rigourous Imprisonment (RI) after convicting him for the rape of a minor girl in 2019.
Special POCSO Court Judge Sanjit Kumar Behera handed down 25 years of rogourous imprisonment to convict Jirima Pradhan (27), hailing from Daringbadi police station area for rape of a 13-year-old minor. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 and order that in case of non-payment of the penalty amount the convict shall undergo imprisonment for one more year.
According to information, on June 4, 2019, Pradhan waylaid the minor girl while she was going to school and on the pretext of giving her chocolate, he took her to his house and outraged her modesty.
On the basis of a complaint, Daringbadi police registered a case (54/19) and arrested the accused. He was then produced before the court and sent to jail.
