Jharkhand man gets life term for abduction, rape of minor

A special POCSO court on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment for abducting and raping a 15-year-old girl, who was his neighbour, in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand around two years ago.

The court awarded life imprisonment to Shishupal Mahto and imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on him after convicting him under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code.

Mahto kidnapped the girl when she went to attend nature's call on November 15, 2018, and raped her in a village under Baliapur police station area.