Kendrapara: A fast track court in Kendrapara sentenced Monday a man to 10 years in prison after convicting him for the rape of a woman under Patkura police limits in this district.
The convict, identified as Tapan Kumar Sahu, is a native of Ostapada village under Mancheswar police limits in Khurda district.
Judge Tribikram Keshari Chinhara also slapped a penalty of Rs10,000 on Sahu, apart from the prison sentence. If he fails to pay, Sahu has to undergo an additional one year in prison, the judge said while delivering the order. This information was given by additional public prosecutor Sanjay Kumar Jena pleading the matter on behalf of the Odisha government.
The judge passed the order after examining the statements recorded by 14 witnesses and the police chargesheet, Jena said. Jena said that the survivor resides in Bhubaneswar. She had come to her village in 2014 when Sahu, a friend of her husband visited the victim’s residence. Sahu then requested the woman to allow him to stay that night at her home as it was already past evening. The same night Sahu raped the woman despite her resistance.
Later, Sahu tried to kill the victim’s husband June 1, 2015 following which she lodged a complaint at Patkura Police Station. The woman later gave birth to a baby boy and a DNA test proved Sahu as the father.
PNN