Assam: 63-year old sentenced to life for raping minor

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A 63-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court under the POCSO Act for raping a nine-year-old girl.

Dhubri Additional Session Judge Cum Special Judge (POCSO), Poli Katoki convicted and sentenced the man to rigorous imprisonment for life on Wednesday.

The man was slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000 under Section 6 of the Act.

The crime was committed eight minths ago, when the child was alone at her home near here.

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The victim informed her family members about the incident later and they along with the villagers nabbed the accused and registered a complaint with the police against him.

The police registered a case against the accused under various sections of the POCSO Act and it was registered as a special one recently.

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