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24 years after teen's rape, 20-year RI for man in Uttarakhand

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A special Pocso court sentenced a 32-year-old man from Pithoragarh district to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment on Saturday after finding him guilty of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2000. The court fined him Rs 1 lakh, with an additional five years in jail if the fine is not paid

District govt counsel Pra- mod Pant said the FIR of the case was filed by a man who said his daughter was raped by a tenant in his residence. "The girl told her parents the accused, who worked as a cle- rk in a school, called her to his room when she was alone at home and raped her. The man had threatened her not to tell anyone about the incident."

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