KOTA: A POCSO court in Kota on Monday convicted a 23-year-old man for abducting and repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl around two years ago. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs 30,000 on the convict.
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court -3 of the city convicted Monu Mahawar, a resident of the city, to 20 years of imprisonment, public prosecutor, POCSO court-3, Lalit Sharma said.
The convict had on March 27, 2019 abducted the minor while she was returning home from a madrassa and kept her at a relative’s house in Kota where he repeatedly raped her, Sharma said.
Police rescued the minor after nearly 19 days and arrested Monu Mahawar while registering a case of rape and abduction under Section 363, 366, 376 and sections of POCSO Act against him, the public prosecutor said. Mahawar had been under judicial custody since his arrest in April 2019, he added.
The court held Mahawar guilty under sections of IPC and POCSO Act and convicted him 20 years of imprisonment. Statements of at least 22 witnesses were recorded during the trial of the case, the PP added.