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Man gets 20 years RI for raping minor

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May 08, 2025

A court in Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday sentenced a 25-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl last year, a government advocate said.

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Special POCSO court judge, Santosh Kumar Nayak, also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Rabinarayan Bhuyan, special public prosecutor Manaranjan Pattnaik said.

If the convict fails to pay the fine, he will undergo an additional jail term of six months, he said.

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