Sambalpur: A special court in Odisha’s Sambalpur district Saturday sentenced a man to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 6-year-old girl.
The Special POCSO court judge, Abhilas Senapati, convicted the 22-year-old man under different sections of the POCSO Act and imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000.
The court also directed the authorities to provide compensation of Rs 13.5 lakh to the survivor for her support.
The incident occurred April 27, 2024, when the girl had come to attend her uncle’s wedding with her family. Around 8pm on that day, the convict lured her to a nearby forest and sexually assaulted her, police had said.
The girl was found in a critical condition and admitted to a hospital.
After 14 months of trial, the POCSO court found him guilty and pronounced the sentence, said public prosecutor Santosh Panda.
PTI