02 September,2021 08:07 PM IST | Latur | PTI
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A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Maharashtra's Latur district sentenced a 45-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping three minor girls.
Special POCSO judge B C Kamble on Monday sentenced the accused to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him, advocate Mangesh Mahindrakar said on Thursday.
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As per the case details, the accused, a resident of Latur, was related to the victims and was having an illicit relationship with their mother from May 2007 to Oct 2017.
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The accused frequently raped the minors by threatening and beating them whenever he got a chance, it was stated.
The court found the accused guilty of charges under relevant sections of the IPC and POCSO Act.
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