Thane: Man sentenced to seven years rigorous imprisonment for raping minor

THANE: A district court has sentenced a 21-year-old man to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl in Maharashtra's Thane city.
Additional sessions judge and special judge (POCSO) V V Virkar on Thursday found the accused guilty of charges under sections 363 (kidnapping), 376 (rape) and other relevant provisions of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 on the accused.
According to the prosecution, the 16-year-old victim lived in the same locality as the accused in Yashswi Nagar of Balkum.