Youth gets 20-year jail for raping minor

A fast-track special court (POCSO Act) of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Narender on Saturday sentenced a youth to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 70,000 on the convict. It also ordered to pay the victim Rs 50,000 from the fine amount.

The incident was reported to the Kundli police on December 4, 2023. In his complaint to the Kundli police, the complainant, a native of Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, said his minor daughter went to buy vegetables from the market here on the evening of December 3, but did not return home. Following the complaint, the police registered a case in this regard and initiated an investigation into the matter.

The police recovered the girl, aged around 15 years, from the Barota area on December 29. After the victim’s medico-legal examination, the police added rape sections under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in the case.

During investigation, the police arrested the suspect, identified as Rashid of Sambhal in Uttar Pradesh, who was living in a rented accommodation at Barota. The police produced the suspect in the court.