The Special POCSO Court, Baleswar Judge Ajanta Sadangi, while disposing of a Red flag case of September 2017, convicted a rape accused and sentenced him to10 years of rigourous imprisonment ( RI) along with Rs 20,000 penalty and in default, another nine more months of RI.
The convict, Bapun Singh (20), of Bankapada village under Chandipur police station limits, had kidnapped and raped a 14- year- old of the same village.
He faced the allegation of lodging her in a house in the town and sexually assaulting her for four days. He was nabbed by the police near the Station square here.
The father of the victim had lodged a complaint with the police.
Special public prosecutor Pranab Panda said, “This is a Red flag case marked by the State Crime Branch. The judgment was pronounced by the court after cross-examining 15 witnesses and exhibition of 20 documents. While the victim was convicted under several sections, including kidnapping and rape of a minor, yet he would undergo the punishment term concurrently.”