Sonbhadra (UP), Oct 14 (PTI) A local court here on Tuesday sentenced a youth to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl, officials said.

Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh convicted R Kumar and also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000.

According to government counsel Neeraj Kumar Singh, the girl's father alleged that his daughter (16) was abducted by four persons on December 9, 2023, and raped by R Kumar, about 25 years of age.

The FIR, on April 28, 2024, alleged that Kumar had raped his daughter multiple times over the past four years, and she was five months pregnant. The girl currently resides with her parents, along with a child she delivered last year.

He also accused Kumar of threatening to kill his daughter if she did not undergo

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