Man Sentenced 20 Years of Jail For Raping a Kid in 2022 Under POCSO

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:20pm on 23 Mar 2024,Saturday India

A man in Assam's Dhubri district has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a five-year-old girl from his neighborhood in 2022. The accused was swiftly apprehended based on the family's complaint, facing charges under POCSO and IPC sections. The victim's mother filed an FIR on February 17, 2022, detailing how the man lured the child with chocolate, abducted, and assaulted her in an abandoned location. Locals found the girl in a distressed state, while the perpetrator fled. This verdict underscores the gravity of crimes against children.

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