UP Shocker: Man Rapes 6-Year-Old Boy, Sent to 20 Years in Prison

Maharajganj: A local court has convicted a man for sexually assaulting a six-year-old boy in 2021 and awarded him 20 years' imprisonment.

Special Judge (POCSO) Vinay Kumar Singh convicted 24-year-old Ranjeet Vishwakarma on October 28 for alleged sexual assault of mir in Purendarpur police station area in district, informed assistant district government counsel Vid Kumar Singh on Tuesday.

judge furr directed convict to pay ₹5,000 as fine, failing which he would have to serve an additional month in prison, he said.

According to prosecution, incident occurred on December 9, 2021, following which mir's far registered a complaint with police. A case was subsequently registered against Vishwakarma under relevant provisions of law, including Section 377 (unnatural sex) of Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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