A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment by a court in Thane district for attempting to murder a minor girl after she rejected his advances.

On Tuesday, Special Judge (POCSO) VV Virkar pronounced the conviction and imposed a Rs 26,000 punishment on the convicted Thane man. The charges were filed under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in connection with the occurrence in 2018, reported PTI.