Angul: A local court Tuesday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on him after convicting him of the kidnap and rape of a minor girl at Kurujang village under Talcher police limits in this district.
Special judge-cum-additional district judge Soubhagini Mallick awarded the punishment to Manas Nayak (20) after examining the statements of 17 witnesses.
Nayak has to undergo an additional six months of imprisonment if he fails to pay the penalty, the judge observed.
According to the case diary, the incident occurred January 16, 2016 when the survivor was staying at her aunt’s house for a fortnight. She woke up from sleep at 12am and went out to relieve herself. Nayak, who was hiding nearby, picked her up.
He took her to an isolated place near Talcher town and raped her there on the promise of marrying her. Nayak was already married and a father of an infant girl.
Police registered a case and arrested Nayak after a complaint was lodged in Talcher police station January 26. Special public prosecutor Saroj Kumar Pattnaik pleaded the matter on behalf of the state government.