Special POCSO Court Judge Jagdish Prasad Mohany convicting a rape accused sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment along with Rs 11,000 penalty and in default another one year jail term.
A case had been registered against Krushna Chandra Sannibigraha (45) of Nachhipur village under Khaira police station in 2015 following a complaint that he had sexually assaulted a minor girl.
Police after registering a case had arrested Sannibigraha under the IPC and the POCSO Act and had begun an investigation. The court after going through evidence and examining the witnesses pronounced the verdict on Wednesday.
The court further directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the victim.
In another development, the Simulia police after rescuing a kidnapped minor boy arrested three persons of a family including a man, his wife and their son.
The accused have been identified as Dinabandhu Das (52), his wife Rukmini Das (48) and son Tapan Das (30). Due to a previous grudge the trio, hatching a conspiracy, had kidnapped the eight-year-old boy.
The parents of the victim had lodged an FIR. The photo of the missing too was shared in various social media platforms. Finally, he was found near Rambhila Chhak of Bhadrak district. The Simulia police after apprehending and interrogating the accused trio forwarded them to court.