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Himachal: Man gets 20 years jail, Rs 30,000 fine for rape

Himachal Pradesh: Additional District and Sessions Court Nurpur today convicted Jagdish alias Pamma, accused of raping a minor of Tadya Sugala village of Indora subdivision of Kangra district, and sentenced him to 20 years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 30,000. According to SP Nurpur Ashok Ratan, the accused had kidnapped the minor girl and raped her in his house. On the complaint of the victim’s father, a case was registered against him at Indora police station on November 26, 2023 under sections 363 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

After the FIR was registered, the accused was arrested on the same day. After investigation and collecting evidence of the crime, the charge sheet was presented in the court on January 19, 2024. In another case, Judicial Magistrate First Class of Jawali in Kangra district on Tuesday convicted accused Rajesh Kumar of Katholi village and sentenced him to six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000. According to Assistant District Attorney Ravi Kumar of Jawali, the accused was caught on September 30, 2012 near Nagarota Surian with 10 crates of country liquor and five crates of beer being illegally transported in a vehicle without legal documents.

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