10-yr RI for raping minor girl

Ghaziabad, January 26: A fast track court here has sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment for ten years for kidnapping and raping a minor girl.

Additional District Judge Mukesh Kumar yesterday sentenced Arvind, who hails from village Fullerdhi, to 10-years RI and also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 on him for kidnapping a minor girl and raping her in a jungle on May 25, 2006.

When police did not lodge an FIR against Arvind, the mother of the victim complained to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati after which on instructions from the office of Inspector General of Police Meerut a case in this regard was registered in the month of July 2006.

–Agencies