13 Rajasthan Men Get 20 Years In Jail For Gang-Raping 15-Year-Old
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While sentencing the 16 people, the court acquitted 12 others allegedly involved in the crime.
A Kota court on Saturday sentenced 13 people to 20 years each in jail and two others to four years each for repeatedly raping a 15-year-old girl for nine days early this year.
Additional Sessions Judge Ashok Chaudhary, heading a special court set up under the POCSO Act, also sentenced a woman to four years rigorous imprisonment for abducting the girl from her home here and taking her to Jhalawar where she sold her to several people for raping her.
While sentencing the 16 people, the court acquitted 12 others allegedly involved in the crime. Four underage offenders are still facing the trial in the case separately at the local Juvenile Justice Board.
While sentencing the convicts, ASJ Chaudhary also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on those jailed for 20 years and Rs 7,000 on those sentenced to four years.
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