Maharashtra: Man gets seven years rigorous imprisonment in rape case

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A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 37-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman.

Additional sessions judge Dr Rachna R Tehra on Wednesday found the accused guilty of charges under section 376 (rape) of the Indian Penal Code.

The accused was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 500 was imposed on him.

Assistant public prosecutor Vijay Mundhe told the court that the victim, who was a married woman, knew the accused as he was from the same village and had approached him when she was looking for an accommodation.

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On June 27, 2016, the accused came to the victim's house and quarrelled with her. He raped the victim in the presence of her daughter, he said.

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