22-yr-old man gets 20-yr imprisonment for raping minor girl

Coimbatore: The special court for Pocso cases on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old man to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl in 2019.
Karthik, 22, from a village near Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, fell in love with a 17-year-old girl. He married the minor girl in May 2019 and had physical relationship with her.
The minor girl's parents lodged a complaint with the Mettupalayam police who registered a girl missing case. Police traced the girl and rescued her from the youth.
Karthik was arrested under the charges of abducting and raping a minor girl.
In-charge judge of the special court for Pocso cases Ravi sentenced Karthik to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 30, 000. The court also directed the state government to provide Rs 5 lakh to the victim as compensation.