Odisha Court Sentences Kapilendra Mallick for Rape of a Minor

A court in Odisha’s Kendrapara district sentenced a 53-year-old man to 20 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman. little girl.

Manoj Kumar Sahu, special public prosecutor of the court, Additional District Judge and Special Judge (POCSO) Kendrapara, Pragyan Paramita Roul, said he pronounced the verdict on Saturday based on the medical report and the testimony of 19 witnesses, including the victim girl.

He said the court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Kapilendra Mallick.

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Sahu said the court also directed the Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) to pay compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the victim girl under the government’s Odisha Victim Compensation Scheme.

According to the prosecutor, the girl was raped On June 6, 2022, her neighbor Mallick was at her house when he went to her house to meet his friend.

The girl’s mother lodged an FIR at the local police station and Mallick was arrested.

(Except for the headline, this story is taken from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by Odishatv.in staff)

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