Man gets 20 years jail for raping 12-year-girl, forcing abortion in 2021
Sonbhadra (PTI): A court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years' imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2021 and forcing her to undergo an abortion by administering pills, officials said on Wednesday.
Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Ramesh, they said.
Government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said that Ramesh took away the girl from the Jugail area in 2021 after assuring her father that he would look after her and also arrange her marriage.
The girl's father, who had five daughters, agreed to hand over his youngest child to him, Agrahari said.
According to the prosecution, Ramesh sexually assaulted the girl, and when she got pregnant, he forced her to undergo an abortion by giving her medicines. He also threatened to kill her if she disclosed the matter.
Later, he left the girl at her maternal uncle's house, where she narrated the ordeal to her relatives.
On the basis of the complaint, police registered an FIR on March 17, 2021, in this regard and later filed a chargesheet in court.
Hearing the case, the court sentenced Ramesh to 20 years' imprisonment and imposed a fine, Agrahari added.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
