Uttar Pradesh: Court sentences man to 20 years in prison for raping his underage stepdaughter

Pratagarh/Uttar Pradesh: In the case of a man who raped his minor stepdaughter about five years ago, a special court sentenced him to 20 years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000.

Assistant District Government Advocate (ADGC) Devesh Chandra Tripathi on Sunday said the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Parul Verma has sentenced the guilty stepfather Rakesh to twenty years in prison and also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.

Devesh Chandra Tripathi said that the complainant in her complaint filed with the police had alleged that her husband Rakesh raped the 10-year-old girl under the cover of night in an intoxicated state on the night of September 9, 2019.

When she began to scream in pain, the plaintiff turned on the light and saw that her husband was allegedly trying to kill the girl by strangling her with a gas pipe.

The girl alleged that her stepfather had been sexually abusing her for three years. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case under relevant sections and after completing the investigation, filed a chargesheet in the court.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has taken up the case of brutal rape and murder of a doctor at a medical college in Kolkata on its own. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud will hear the case on Tuesday. Also, a football match between East Bengal and Mohan Bagan in Kolkata was cancelled after rival football fans took to the streets to protest against the merciless killing of the doctor.