A court in Maharashtra has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a minor girl about five years ago.
District and sessions court judge S G Vedpathakon Monday convicted the accused, Sanjay Ranghnath Havare, a resident of Rohanwadi here, and awarded him life imprisonment, assistant government pleader Varsha Mukimsaid.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the 26- year-old convict, he said.The police arrested and booked him under sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO)
The convict raped the 17-year-old girl on two occasions in July 2015 after threatening her, according to the prosecution.
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