Man gets 10-years imprisonment for raping 8-year-old girl

Phulbani: A court in Odisha’s Kandhamal district Saturday sentenced a man to 10-years imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl five years ago.

Phulbani Pocso judge Bhaskar Chandra Sahu also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Kaliprasad Mishra, special public prosecutor Banamali Behera said.

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On July 17, 2017, Mishra lured the girl on the pretext of giving her chocolate and raped her in a dilapidated house in Khajuripada police station area.

The court pronounced the judgement after examining nine witnesses.

PTI