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Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 10 years in prison for raping a minor

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Maharajganj (UP), July 7 (PTI) – A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a court here for raping a five-year-old Dalit girl in 2017.

Special Public Prosecutor (POCSO) Vinay Kumar Singh on Saturday convicted Pritam Gupta for raping the girl in the Gugli police station area of ​​the district, Special Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Singh said on Sunday.

The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on November 30, 2017, when Gupta kidnapped and raped the girl.

The survivor’s father had lodged a complaint and Gupta was charged under relevant sections of the IPC, including 376 (rape), SC/ST Act and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. PTI COR ABN DV DV

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