Rapist handed 10 years imprisonment, fined
Our Bureau
AGARTALA, December 14, 2019: The court of special judge of West Tripura district awarded 10 years rigorous imprisonment to an accused of raping a 11 year old girl.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on Kazi Rafiqul Islam failing of which he would have to spend six more months in prison.
The 52 year old accused raped the minor girl on September 21 in 2015 at south Ramnagar locality in Agartala. Parents of the victim had lodged complaint with local police station.
The court pronounced the verdict under Section 376(2) (1) of Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of POCSO (The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.