Thane Apr 18 PTI A 31-year-old man from Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra was convicted by a special POCSO court for raping a teenage girl in 2018 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years Special judge V Virkar also imposed a fine of Rs 8000 on the convict identified as Saddam alias Guddu Istrail Ansari The prosecution examined a total of nine witnesses during the trial Ansari had asked the 16-year-old girl to accompany him on his motorcycle on April 17 2018 when she stepped out of her house the prosecution said He took the girl to a room located near a hillock and raped her He held her captive until the parents of the girl traced her to the room on April 18 the court was told The court convicted Ansari under various charges including rape and wrongful confinement of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act PTI COR NSK NSK
Thane Sep 17 PTI A district court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Maharashtras Thane city Additional sessions judge and special judge POCSO V V Virkar on Thursday found the accused guilty of charges under sections 363 kidnapping 376 rape and other relevant provisions of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8000 on the accused According to the prosecution the 16-year-old victim lived in the same locality as the accused in Yashswi Nagar of Balkum On May 16 2018 she went out to answer natures call and never returned home The accused had taken her to Chinchani of Dahanu and kept her in a rented hut there When the victim resisted his advances and wanted him to marry her he refused and repeatedly raped her for over a month until the girl managed to escape and returned home it was stated A police complaint was subsequently lodged based on which the accused was arrested PTI COR ARU ARU
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