Odisha: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping woman

Baripada: A 25-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district Saturday for raping a woman.

The incident happened in the Moroda police station area in March 2021 when the woman, 22, had gone to relieve herself. He dragged the woman, who is married, to behind a bush and raped her, according to the prosecution.

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Fast Track Special Court Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak sentenced the man to life imprisonment.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, said Special Public Prosecutor Monoranjan Pattnaik.

The verdict was based on the statements of the survivor and 12 witnesses, besides the medical report.

PTI