19 August,2023 04:08 PM IST | Gondia | mid-day online correspondent
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A court in Maharashtra's Gondia sentenced a 32-year-old man to 30 years in jail for raping a minor in 2021.
"Principal District and Sessions Judge AT Wankhede on Friday convicted Mahesh Tembhurne and sentenced him to 20 years in jail under section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and 10 years under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act," Assistant Government Pleader Kailash Khandelwal said.
"The sentences will run consecutively, which means Tembhurne will have to spend 30 years in jail," Khandelwal pointed out.
"Tembhurne was also fined Rs 10,000," the assistant government pleader said.
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The accused had lured the victim with a chocolate on October 2021 and had raped her at an isolated place.
A case was filed against the accused and Keshori police started probe.
(with inputs from PTI)
