A court in UP's Pratapgarh has convicted a 60-year-old man for raping a seven-year-old girl and sentenced him to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment, a case lawyer said on Thursday.

Additional Sessions Judge (POCSO Act) Parul Verma also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict Hari Prasad Maurya on Wednesday, the lawyer said
Government lawyer Devendra Tripathi said the survivor's father stated in his complaint that on the night of June 2, 2023, his seven-year-old daughter was playing with some children when Maurya, who was under the influence of alcohol, lured her into the house and raped her.