15-yr RI for attempted rape, murder of teen
Sambalpur: A special Pocso court in Sambalpur district on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to rape and murder a minor girl in 2019.
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Both the accused and the survivor were aged 17 at the time of the incident.
Special judge Abhilash Senapati imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict under Section 10 of the Pocso Act. The court has directed the district legal services authority (DLSA) to provide a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the survivor.
The incident occurred on July 15, 2019, when the girl was working in her family garden. When her father briefly went inside the house, the convict attacked her, dragging her into nearby bushes.
Upon resistance, he struck her with a stone, leaving her unconscious and partially clothed.
The survivor's mother, who had been sent to assist their daughter, found her unconscious with injuries to her mouth. The girl was rushed to a local hospital and later transferred to Vimsar, Burla.
"After regaining consciousness the next day, the survivor narrated her ordeal to her mother who lodged a complaint with the local police station," said special public prosecutor Santosh Panda.
Police arrested the man following medical examination and investigation.
Sambalpur: A special Pocso court in Sambalpur district on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to rape and murder a minor girl in 2019. Both the accused and the survivor were aged 17 at the time of the incident.
Special judge Abhilash Senapati imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict under Section 10 of the Pocso Act.
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The court has directed the district legal services authority (DLSA) to provide a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the survivor.
The incident occurred on July 15, 2019, when the girl was working in her family garden. When her father briefly went inside the house, the convict attacked her, dragging her into nearby bushes. Upon resistance, he struck her with a stone, leaving her unconscious and partially clothed.
The survivor's mother, who had been sent to assist their daughter, found her unconscious with injuries to her mouth.
The girl was rushed to a local hospital and later transferred to Vimsar, Burla.
"After regaining consciousness the next day, the survivor narrated her ordeal to her mother who lodged a complaint with the local police station," said special public prosecutor Santosh Panda. Police arrested the man following medical examination and investigation.
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