Man gets 20 years jail term for raping minor niece in Rajasthan

Updated: Oct 4 2023 10:13PM

Kota, Oct 4 (PTI) A POCSO court on Wednesday convicted a man and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old niece in 2022.

The court imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 31-year-old convict, a resident of Jhalawar city police station area, public prosecutor Ramhetar Gurjar.

On May 15, 2022, the convict raped the minor when she was alone at home and her parents had gone somewhere, he said.

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