Youth sentenced to seven years RI for raping teenager

A youth has been sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment by a local court here for raping a 19-year-old girl.

Additional District Judge Ram Chandra Singh sentenced Tinku to seven years rigorous imprisonment yesterday.

Tinku had kidnapped the girl from Kiratpur area on April 4, 2012 and took her to Allahabad and raped here.

The girl was later rescued and brought back by family members.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5000 on the convict.