A local court sentenced a 30-year-old man from Bhayandar to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl.
Additional public prosecutor Ruma Navle told the court that the accused and the victim were neighbours. On January 12, 2014, Yadav took the victim to his house by giving her some money and then raped her.
When the girl returned home, her mother asked that who gave her the money and further enquired about the incident. The victim’s parents later lodged a complaint in this regard.
The accused was tried under IPC section 376 (2)(f) (rape on a woman when she is under 12 years of age) and relevant sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act).