The convict also threatened to circulate an obscene video of the minor if she disclosed the incident to anyone.Parvez Sagar

Ajmer POCSO court sentences man to 20 years in prison for raping minor

An Ajmer POCSO court sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor. The verdict also included a Rs 50,000 fine and Rs 6 lakh compensation for the victim.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Accused repeatedly pressured the minor to accept Snapchat friend requests
  • He invited her to a hotel using a birthday party pretext
  • Prosecution said he spiked her drink with a sedative before assaulting her

An Ajmer court has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The POCSO Court No. 2 also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the accused and directed the authorities to provide Rs 6 lakh in compensation to the victim under the victim compensation scheme.

According to Sanjay Kumar Tiwari, Special Public Prosecutor in POCSO Court No. 2, the accused repeatedly sent friend requests to the minor on Snapchat and pressured her through messages and calls to accept them.

He later invited her to meet him on the pretext of hosting a birthday party. The accused allegedly took her to a hotel, where he mixed a sedative into a drink and rendered her unconscious before sexually assaulting her.

He also allegedly threatened to circulate an obscene video of the victim if she disclosed the incident to anyone while he was dropping her home.

18 WITNESSES, 49 DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN COURT

The incident came to light after the victim's family noticed that she had become withdrawn and questioned her. She then narrated what had happened, following which her family lodged a police complaint.

During the investigation, police also named three other people who were allegedly involved in the case and present at the hotel.

During the trial, the prosecution presented 18 witnesses and submitted 49 documents as evidence. After examining the testimonies and documentary evidence, the court convicted the accused and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, along with a fine of Rs 50,000.

The court also ordered that the victim receive Rs 6 lakh in compensation under the victim compensation scheme.

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With inputs from Chandra Shekhar Sharma