Judge of POCSO court of Baleswar Ajanta Sadangi on Saturday convicting a rape accused sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) and fine of Rs 5,000 and in default, RI for 3 more months.
The convict , Debabrata Majhi (26) was facing the charge of raping a minor girl on February 23 ,2016. The 14-year-old victim is a native of Baripada. When she had gone to answer nature’s call at around 8 pm during her stay in her maternal uncle’s house at Avana, the accused allegedly raped her.
On the compliant of the victim’s mother, the Soro police after initiating an investigation had arrested accused Majhi. Special PP , POCSO, Pranab Kumar Panda said, “ The court delivered the judgment after examining 12 witnesses and 28 documents,” adding this is the 8thconviction by the court since January this year.
