The girl was taken to hotels in Ahmedabad, Surat and Padra and was raped thrice between January and March 2018. (Representational Image)
VADODARA: A former teacher of a private school in Vadodara was sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for raping a Class 12 student for three months in 2018 under the pretext of giving her good marks in the examinations.
The court of special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) judge GD Pasi also slapped a fine of Rs 13,000 on the convict Vinu Katariya.
The girl, who was then 16-year-old, was taken to hotels in Ahmedabad, Surat and Padra and was raped thrice between January and March 2018.