Cuttack (Odisha), Nov 12 (PTI) An Odisha court on Friday sentenced a 60-year-old man to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl seven years ago.
A POCSO court in Cuttack also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Ajay Samal and directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the rape survivor, who is an orphan.
The District Childline received information on November 23, 2014, that a girl was raped. It rescued the minor and lodged an FIR with the Mahila Police, Special Public Prosecutor Ramesh Chandra Mohanty said.
