A local court has convicted Mangesh Palaspagar (25) for raping a minor girl and sentenced him to ten years' rigorous imprisonment.
The incident had taken place at a village near Duhinanda police station in Akola district on March 5, 2014.
Additional sessions judge S W Chavan, who passed the order yesterday, also imposed a fine of Rs 11,000 on him and directed him to pay Rs 7,000 to the victim's father.
Prosecutor Jaikrisnha Gavande examined six witnesses to prove the crime.
