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Thane: Man gets 20 years for rape and kidnap of 16-year-old
Updated On: 09 April, 2024 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Sonawane was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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A sessions court on Monday convicted a 26-year-old man for kidnapping and raping a teenage girl from Kalyan in Thane district in 2019, and sentenced him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment. Additional sessions court judge AR Ashturkar also imposed a Rs 8,000 fine on the accused Deepak alias Gabru Sonawane and ordered that the amount be paid to the victim towards compensation.
The judge referred the matter to DLSA (District Legal Service Authority) for the payment of compensation under the state government’s Manodhairya Scheme or any other related scheme. The Manodhairya scheme offers compensation ranging from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 10 lakh to victims of sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse and acid attacks in the state.
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