Two youths were sentenced 25 years of rigorous imprisonment by the POCSO Court, Sundargarh, on Monday, for raping a minor girl in Bonai area of the district in 2014.
The convicts were identified as Hare Kishan and Prahlad Kishan. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the two persons. As per report, the crime took place on May 12, 2014 when the girl had gone to attend a wedding ceremony in her village. Hare Kishan, Prahlad Kishan and Dayal Keretta who were already present as per their plan, took away the victim and raped her on a riverbed in the night and left the victim at her house the next morning. The accused had threatened the girl not to disclose the matter.
However, the victim narrated the ordeal before her parents, following which they lodged a police complaint in Bonei police station. Bonei police had arrested Hare (25) and Prahlad (30) while accused Dayal had absconded. Accused Hare, Prahlad had been kept as under trial prisoner in jail since May 20, 2014.
On Monday, hearing the judgment of the case, Additional District Judge-cum-Presiding Officer, Special Court(POCSO) Partha Sarathi Patnaik sentenced the duo to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment and also imposed fine of Rs 10,000 each.
The court also in its judgment declared that the victim girl will also get Rs 7 lakh compensation amount by the State through the District Legal Service Authority, Sundargarh.