A fast track court (FTC) in Chhattisgarh''s Raipur district on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping his eight-year-old step-daughter.
The verdict was passed in the case nearly 45 days after the incident took place in Khamtarai police station area in Raipur city, special public prosecutor (SPP) Morisha Naidu told PTI.

Additional sessions judge (1st FTC) Rajeev Kumar convicted the 47-year-old accused, a native of Bihar who was living in Khamtarai, for raping his step-daughter and sentenced him 20 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, she said.