Bahraich (UP), Sep 24 (PTI) A special court in Bahraich on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a seven-year-old girl, officials said.

Special District Government Counsel (POCSO) Sant Pratap Singh said the convict, identified as Avinash Pandey alias ‘Simple’, had been targeting girls aged between 5 and 7 years and is a “serial rapist”.

Special Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO) Deep Kant Mani delivered the judgment on Wednesday in one of the four cases against Pandey. Show Full Article

The court sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.6 lakh, which will be handed over to the victim.

According to Singh, since June 25, Bahraich police had been receiving complaints from Sujauli area about a man abducting min

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