Man gets 10-year jail term for raping minor

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Press Trust of India Fatehgarh Sahib(Pb)
Last Updated : Feb 13 2014 | 12:45 AM IST
A local court today sentenced a man to 10 years in jail for raping a minor last year.
A fine of Rs 7,000 was also slapped on the convict, and in default of payment he will have to serve six more months in jail.
The case was registered on a statement of the victim's mother, who is a resident of Wazirabad village of this district.
It was said that the accused, who hails from the same village, had taken the 7-year-old girl to an agricultural fields and raped her.
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First Published: Feb 13 2014 | 12:45 AM IST

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