Shravasti (UP), Oct 4 (PTI) A court here on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a seven-year-old girl, nine years after he was convicted in another case of child rape but acquitted on technical grounds by the Supreme Court, a lawyer said on Saturday.

Additional District Judge (POCSO Act), Shravasti Nirdosh Kumar on Friday held Chhotkau, alias Alauddin, guilty of raping a girl in a village under Ikauna police station area earlier this year.

Additional District Government Advocate (POCSO Act) Satyendra Bahadur Singh said on May 9, Chhotkau, an e-rickshaw driver, took the minor in his vehicle from a wedding ceremony to a secluded area and raped her. Show Full Article

Family members later found the girl far away, crying and covered in blood. The girl’s family lodged a com

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