The special POCSO judge in Chamarajanagar has sentenced a man to 20 years in rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor.
The Ramapura police in Chamarajanagar district’s Kollegal taluk booked a case against 26 year-old Rajappa of K.S. Doddi village in its vicinity under various provisions of IPC and POCSO Act in October 2020 after receiving a complaint that the accused lured a 16-year-old girl on the pretext of marrying her.
He took the girl to Tamil Nadu, where they stayed in a relative’s house informing them that he would be marrying her. An investigation had confirmed that he raped the girl, said a statement issued by K. Yogesh, Special Public Prosecutor in the Additional District and Sessions Fast Track Special Court 1, which is also the Special POCSO court, Chamarajanagar.
