<p>A court in Odisha handed down 14-year jail terms to two people for raping a woman in a forested area of the state about two-and-a-half years ago, a lawyer said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District and Sessions Judge K.D.R. Dora, in the district headquarters of Nabrangpur, about 570 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, also ordered offenders Haladhar Mali and Purna Dharua to pay a fine of Rs.10,000 each or face two more years in jail.<br /><br />The judgment was announced Monday, a prosecution lawyer told IANS. <br /><br />According to him, Mali and Dharua attacked the woman when she was returning alone from a festival in the Jharigaon area of the district, and raped her July 3, 2011 in a forest.<br /><br />The offenders then fled the spot leaving the victim in a state of shock. A police patrol party heard her screams and took her to a hospital. Based on her complaint, police arrested the offenders and filed chargesheet against them.<br /></p>
<p>A court in Odisha handed down 14-year jail terms to two people for raping a woman in a forested area of the state about two-and-a-half years ago, a lawyer said Tuesday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>District and Sessions Judge K.D.R. Dora, in the district headquarters of Nabrangpur, about 570 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar, also ordered offenders Haladhar Mali and Purna Dharua to pay a fine of Rs.10,000 each or face two more years in jail.<br /><br />The judgment was announced Monday, a prosecution lawyer told IANS. <br /><br />According to him, Mali and Dharua attacked the woman when she was returning alone from a festival in the Jharigaon area of the district, and raped her July 3, 2011 in a forest.<br /><br />The offenders then fled the spot leaving the victim in a state of shock. A police patrol party heard her screams and took her to a hospital. Based on her complaint, police arrested the offenders and filed chargesheet against them.<br /></p>