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Mumbai POCSO Court: A special POCSO court in Thane on Monday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting a 13-year-old girl and repeatedly raping her. Special Judge DS Deshmukh convicted the 29-year-old driver from Kalwa under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, which will be given to the girl.
Special Public Prosecutor Sandhya Mhatre said the accused called the girl to his house between October 11 and 13, 2021 for help citing his wife's pregnancy, after which he took her to Panvel and raped her multiple times.
8 people including the girl were interrogated.
The youth was arrested after the girl's family filed a case of kidnapping at the Kalwa police station. Mhatre said eight witnesses, including the girl, were examined as her mother did not support the proceedings, adding that the girl was a close relative of the accused.
acting on the evidence
Mhatre further said, however, based on the girl's statement and other evidence, the court has found the man guilty.