<p>A special POCSO court in Bihar's Araria district sentenced a man to death after convicting him of raping a six-year-old girl.</p>.<p>Judge Shashikant Rai passed the order on Thursday, two days after convicting Mohammad Major, aged 48, for the crime.</p>.<p>An FIR was lodged at Bhargama police station of the district on December 2 last year following a complaint by the girl's mother, a day after the minor was raped, an officer said. The police submitted its charge sheet on January 12 and the court took cognisance of it on January 20.</p>.<p>Major was also held guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A special POCSO court in Bihar's Araria district sentenced a man to death after convicting him of raping a six-year-old girl.</p>.<p>Judge Shashikant Rai passed the order on Thursday, two days after convicting Mohammad Major, aged 48, for the crime.</p>.<p>An FIR was lodged at Bhargama police station of the district on December 2 last year following a complaint by the girl's mother, a day after the minor was raped, an officer said. The police submitted its charge sheet on January 12 and the court took cognisance of it on January 20.</p>.<p>Major was also held guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>