A court in Maharashtra's Thane has sentenced a man to seven years in jail after holding him guilty of attempting to murder his 12-year-old stepdaughter by throwing her in a river, reported news agency PTI.

According to PTI, Thane Sessions Judge Dr Rachna R Tehra also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on convict Tulsiram Sunaram Saini, a resident of Vartak Nagar area of the city. The copy of the order passed on June 17 was made available on Tuesday.