A 53-year-old man has been sentenced to 14 years rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 15,000 for raping his minor stepdaughter in April 2017. Special judge Bharti Kale convicted Farukh Mukhtar Shaikh at the Sessions Court on April 1.

The girl told the court that Shaikh used to offer snacks and spiked juice to the girl after she returned home from school. He would then rape her when she fell unconscious. In her statement to the court, the girl said, "My school timings are 6.30am to 1.30pm. My mother would go to work at Nagpada at 10.30am and return around 7 pm. My stepfather would often return home from work during lunchtime and offer money to my siblings to get them out of the house."