Man convicted for raping minor girl

| | Bokaro | in Ranchi

An elderly man was convicted by the district court for raping a teen girl (16) for past three years. The quantum of punishment will be delivered on 18 August.

Hopen Manjhi (65) was convicted by the Additional District and Sessions Judge – I of Bokaro court Ranjit Kumar for the offences of rape of the Indian Penal Code as well as relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, informed SK Jha advocate Bokaro Court. “The quantum of punishment will be delivered on Saturday,” he added.

Both are the resident under Kasmar police station. After the consistent rape, the minor gives birth to two girl child and Manjhi sold one of them to others. Later the girl filed a case at the local police station, said Jha.