Updated On: 25 March, 2021 08:53 AM IST | Bhopal | PTI
The accused was convicted on the basis of evidence and the statements of witnesses produced by the prosecution to prove the charges against Nagar, special public prosecutor Ashish Tiwari said.

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A court in Berasia town in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal district on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of a five-year-old girl in 2017.
Additional sessions judge Gyaneshwari Kumre awarded the sentence to 28-year-old Beni Prasad Nagar after holding him guilty under various IPC sections, including 376 (rape), and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.