Farmer sentenced to 7 year imprisonment for rape of minor girl

A local court on Friday sentenced a farmer to seven years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor school girl, who later became pregnant. The incident happened in the year 2008.

The sub-judge Kannan also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on the accused. The prosecution case was that the farmer had repeatedly raped the Class VIII girl in September 2008 when she used to go out to graze her cattle during school holidays and also threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the matter to anyone.

The girl revealed her plight to her teachers at the government school and was admitted to a woman's home after her parents refused to take care of her. She gave birth to a baby boy, who died soon after, officials said.

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