A court in Tripura has jailed a police officer for 10 years for raping a minor girl, an official said here Sunday
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"Additional district and sessions judge of Khowai Udit Chowdhury Saturday pronounced rigorous imprisonment of 10 years to inspector Dilip Guha for raping a minor girl. Guha's domestic help Minati Das was also sent to jail for three years," a police officer told reporters.
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The judge also fined Guha and Das Rs.5,000 and Rs.1,000 respectively.
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In Oct 2010, a 10-year-old girl was forcefully handed over by Minati to Guha, then chief of the Kamalpur police station, who raped her in his official residence, the official added.
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Later, the victim's father lodged a complain at the Kalyanpur police station in western Tripura which led to the arrest of the duo.u00a0
