Son of a SP leader was sentenced to life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs1 lakh was also imposed on him by a local court here for raping a teenaged girl.
The 15-year-old victim was raped by Varun Bharadwaj alias Chinu, son of fomer SP block head Patanjali Bhardwaj, in Alapur area on December 27, 2010, prosecution counsel Gyan Swaroop Gupta said.
After hearing both the sides, Additional District Judge SN Tripathi held Chinu guilty on Thursday, he said.
The court also said from the amount of the fine imposed, Rs70,000 be given to the victim.
It also directed to lodge an FIR against three persons, including then station officer of Alapur Pradeep Shukla, for disclosing victim’s identity.