Himachal man gets 10 years' jail for raping girl 4 yrs ago

A man was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for raping a girl more than four years ago, a court official said on Wednesday. Special Judge Bilaspur Chirag Bhanu Singh on Tuesday convicted one Pawan Kumar under Section 6 (sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and imposed on him a fine of Rs 1 lakh as well.

According to District Judge Chandrashekhar Bhatia, Kumar on August 14, 2019, took the girl from a village in Bilaspur to Samletu, his village, and raped her keeping her in captivity for two days.