Jalpaiguri, 25th April: The special POCSO court in Jalpaiguri has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor in the Banarhat police station area. Judge Rintu Sur delivered the verdict on Friday.
According to Assistant Public Prosecutor Debashis Dutta, the incident occurred in July 2023 when a relative of the minor allegedly raped her. Following the complaint, the police arrested the accused, and a case was filed under the POCSO Act.