A court in Tripura has on January 25 sentenced a paramilitary jawan to 20 years in prison for raping a minor. The accused, Babul Das, was also fined ₹2 lakh for committing the crime.
Das was accused of raping a 10-year-old girl on September 19, 2020, when she was alone at home in Sepahijala district. The victim’s family reported the incident to the police two days later.
At the trial, 13 witnesses testified against the accused who was a Naik (Corporal) in the Tripura State Rifles.
