Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Raping Minor in Assam

A Fast Track Court in Kokrajhar, Assam has sentenced Injamamul Hoque to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2022. He was also found guilty of kidnapping and sentenced to an additional five years, with sentences to run concurrently. He was fined Rs 15,000 total.

A Fast Track Court in Assam's Kokrajhar on Tuesday sentenced Injamamul Hoque to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a minor girl in 2022.

The court, presided over by Special Judge J Koch, convicted Hoque under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The judge also sentenced Hoque to five years of simple imprisonment for kidnapping and imposed a total fine of Rs 15,000 on him. Both sentences will run concurrently.

The case was based on an FIR filed by the victim's father at the Kokrajhar police station on January 18, 2022, alleging that his daughter was kidnapped and raped on the same day.