Man gets 20-yr jail term for raping minor. The additional district-cum-special Pocso court, Jajpur, on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old man to 20 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl two years back. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3.40 lakh on convict Debashis Behera. If he fails to pay to pay the fine, his sentence would be increased by 31 months.
The Vietnamese owner of a cargo ship has been directed by the court in Kujang of Jagatsinghpur district to deposit ₹100 crore indemnity bond and ₹10 crore in bank guarantee for the release of the ship from the custody of the customs department in Paradip port.
A man has been arrested in Kendrapada district for raping a four-year-old girl. The incident occurred when the man, who was drunk, lured the girl with a chocolate and took her to a local club where he raped her. The girl informed her mother, who filed a police complaint.