Chatra rape convict gets 20-yr term
Chatra: A special Pocso court of ADJ-III Amresh Kumar awarded 20-year imprisonment to a person convicted of rape on Thursday. The criminal was identified as
Vikas Kumar
, a resident of Nawada under Tandwa block of Chatra district.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict. He would have to serve an additional sentence of one year, in case of nonpayment of fine.
A case was lodged against him by the survivor in 2021, stating that the accused had forced physical relations with her for a year and also made an obscene video. The accused had also threatened her that he would make the video viral and kill her parents if she told anyone. Vikash was out on bail and facing trial.
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