64-yr-old TN man gets double life term for raping minor girl, transmitting STD
11 Oct 2018 4:52 PM IST
According to the prosecution, Ramayan, a farmer from Orathanadu, had befriended the 11-year-old girl and raped her.
The sessions judge at the Barasat Fourth Fast Track Court, B Sarkar, sentenced Ajit Roy and Manua Majumdar to life imprisonment, and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on each. (Photo: Representational)
Thanjavur: A court in Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu has awarded a double life term to a 64-year-old man for raping a girl, who contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) following the incident in 2012.
Mahila Court judge Balakrishnan sentenced Ramayan to double life imprisonment on Wednesday and also slapped a fine of Rs 2,500 on him.
According to the prosecution, Ramayan, a farmer from Orathanadu, had befriended the 11-year-old girl and raped her.
The girl was admitted to a government hospital after she fell sick and a medical examination revealed that she was raped and had contracted an STD.
A case was registered against the convict under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he was arrested.
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