Odisha: Man gets 20 years RI for raping elderly woman
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News18•28-01-2026, 17:15
Odisha: Man gets 20 years RI for raping elderly woman
- •A POCSO court in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, sentenced a man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment.
- •The conviction is for raping a 63-year-old woman in 2022.
- •POCSO Court Judge Santosh Kumar Nayak also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.
- •The court directed the District Legal Services Authority to pay Rs 2 lakh compensation to the victim.
- •The incident occurred on September 2, 2022, in the Morada police station area, where the woman was dragged into a bush and raped while returning from a funeral.
Why It Matters: Odisha court delivers justice, sentencing man to 20 years RI for elderly woman's rape.
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