Jharkhand: Man gets 10 years in jail for raping minor

RANCHI: A Pocso court sentenced one Kaushal Singh to 10 years in jail under Section 376 (2) (n) (repetitive rape) of the Indian Penal Code for raping a 17-year-old girl in 2017.

A fine of Rs 25,000 has also been imposed on the convict with the provision that he would have to serve an additional term of six months if he fails to pay the amount. A case was registered against the man at

Gonda

police station in 2017 and he was held guilty under Section 4 of the Pocso Act.

One held for rape
One Javed Ansari was arrested for raping a girl under

Chanho

police station area. The accused had sexually exploited the girl for several days on the pretext of marrying her.