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Muzaffarnagar (UP): A special POCSO court here has convicted a man of kidnapping and raping his 17-year-old cousin and sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment, a lawyer said on Friday.
Special Judge Anjani Kumar Singh gave his verdict on Thursday as he imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, Deepak Kumar.
Special Government Advocate (POCSO Court) Vinay Kumar Arora said the verdict came after a nearly nine-year-long trial.
Arora said the case originated in October 2016, when the victim's mother filed a complaint at a police station in Shamli. The complaint alleged that Deepak had kidnapped and raped her daughter.
Following an investigation, police filed a chargesheet in the court.
On Thursday, Special Judge Anjani Kumar Singh convicted Deepak Kumar under sections 366 (kidnapping) and 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.