Man gets life sentence for kidnapping girl

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Updated: November 25th, 2021, 20:35 IST

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Another shocker! Minor boy allegedly kidnapped in Gajapati district

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Kendrapara: A court in Kendrapara district sentenced a 34-year-old man to life imprisonment Thursday for kidnapping a girl.

Fast track court judge Tribrakam Kishor Chinnar convicted Pradeep Ojha after relying on examination of 14 witnesses, including the minor. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Ojha.

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The girl was kidnapped by Ojha o May 30, 2014. He had demanded Rs 1 lakh as ransom for releasing her.

Police had managed to rescue the girl and arrest Ojha from a village in the Nimapara police station area in Puri district, prosecution counsel Manoj Sahoo said.

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