Special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) awarded 10-year imprisonment to a 28-year-old man for raping a minor girl. Mahadev of Doddakoppal from K R Nagar taluk had raped the girl in 2017.
The special court Judge B S Jayashree also ordered him to pay a fine of Rs 10,000.
According to Special Public Prosecutor B C Shivarudraswamy, Mahadev is married and have two children. The couple were close to the family members of the victim and Mahadev raped the girl repeatedly. The girl delivered a prematured baby at K R Nagar General Hospital.
The child development planning officer ( CDPO) who learnt about the delivery, enquired further and lodged a complaint at K R Nagar police station. The police had submitted a charge sheet against Mahadev.
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