Odisha man gets 20-yr RI for raping minor: survivor-turned-mother awarded Rs 11 lakh compensation
Despite the stigma attached to unwed motherhood, the 16-year-old minor girl mustered the courage and gave birth to a male child.
Despite the stigma attached to unwed motherhood, the 16-year-old minor girl mustered the courage and gave birth to a male child.
Pronouncing the verdict on the basis of medico-legal evidence besides the statement of witnesses, the Court also directed the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) to pay a compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the victim minor girl.
The accused, Karun Bag, was awarded the sentence under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Police arrested a 21-year-old man on Friday on the charge of raping and assaulting a 50-year-old Yoga teacher of a government-run Community Health Center (CHC) in Odisha’s Kendrapara district at knife point, police said.
Police have arrested a man in Odisha’s Kendrapara district on Tuesday for allegedly circulating objectionable pictures of a nurse of a government-run hospital on social media platforms.
The accused, Bhajan Raptan (50), a native of Pitapata village under the Mahakalapada Forest Range, was later arrested on the charge of unlawfully confining the wild animal in his house.
An old man from Odisha, who was lost in Himachal in a state of shock, returns home, thanks HP for benevolence.
