Kolkata: After nine months of registering the case, the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a minor girl.

At the same time, the court imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh to the convict.

In default, the court has sentenced the accused man to another two months of imprisonment.

Apart from this, the judge has ordered a financial assistance of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the minor girl.

According to court sources, the incident took place in a village under Dhupguri police station in Jalpaiguri district in October last year.

The man allegedly raped a minor girl by threatening her.

Later, he again threatened the victim to keep the crime

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