Uncle sentenced to life for “rape of minor”
Chattisgarh: And they say themselves a human….is it so? It can never be. A Special POCSO Act court in Durg district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment till death for raping a 13-year-old girl in 2018.
Additional District Judge Sarita Das convicted Dhirpal Pardhi alias Lambu(36) with awarding him life sentence till death. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him. The court also ordered district authorities that the survivor be paid a compensation of Rs 4 lakh. As per the prosecution, Pardhi raped the girl on the intervening night of November 6 and 7, 2018.
After the girl told her parents about the incident, a case of rape was registered with Nandani Nagar police station under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.