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Man gets death sentence for raping 11-year-old
Published : Mar 9, 2021, 2:49 pm IST
Updated : Mar 9, 2021, 2:49 pm IST
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A court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district has awarded capital punishment to a man, who raped an 11-year-old girl last year

Lucknow: A court in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district has awarded capital punishment to a man, who raped an 11-year-old girl last year, a senior official said here on Tuesday.

The special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Jaunpur sentenced Bal Govind to death on Monday for raping the girl in August 2020, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Awanish Kumar Awasthi said in a statement issued here.

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.

Govind had abducted the girl and later raped her in a village in Madiyahu area.

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An FIR in this regard was registered by the girl's father.

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