Updated On: 05 June, 2024 04:20 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
The Thane court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the 44-year-old accused residing in Mira Road`s Kashigaon area.

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Thane court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2015. As per a PTI report, the Thane court observed that the crime is heinous and thus sentenced the man, who raped a 9-year-old girl, to rigorous imprisonment.
Per the report, special judge (for POCSO cases) DS Dekhmukh, while announcing the verdict, said, "The punishment should give a clear message to the society at large that perpetrators in such cases are dealt with an iron hand."