Court sentences man, mother to jail for raping 15-year-old in Uttar Pradesh

The court awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment and Rs 17,000 fine to the man identified as Kanhaiya

A man and his mother have been convicted and sentenced by a court here in a 2016 case of abduction and rape of a 15-year-old girl.

The court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Chandra Mohan Chaturvedi awarded 14-year rigorous imprisonment and Rs 17,000 fine to the man identified as Kanhaiya, while the mother Shyama Devi was awarded three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000.

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Giving details of the incident, Special Public Prosecutors Ashok Kumar Singh said a resident of Kaudiya police station area of the district had told police that his daughter was lured and raped by Kanhaiya on October 12, 2016.

After collecting evidence, a charge sheet was filed in the court against Kanhaiya, his father Jaswant Lal and mother Shyama Devi for abducting and raping the teenager and under sections of the POCSO Act.

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While Kanhaiya and his mother were convicted, the judge acquitted Jaswant Lal for lack of evidence.