School cook gets 20-yr RI for raping 7-year-old student
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Keonjhar: A fast-track court in Keonjhar district on Friday sentenced a 50-year-old school cook to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old student.
Judge Bijay Kumar Mishra also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.
The incident occurred on Saraswati Puja evening at a school where the girl was a hostel resident. The crime came to light when her mother discovered bruises on her daughter's body on Jan 29, 2023.
Special public prosecutor Gyanendra Nath Jena said the convict sexually assaulted the minor in a nearby field when she asked to use the bathroom. The court heard that he also inflicted injuries on the girl's chest.
The school's caretaker, a 40-year-old man, was fined Rs 700 for attempting to suppress the crime. Both convicts face additional imprisonment if they fail to pay their respective fines — six months for the cook and one month for the caretaker.
The verdict was based on testimonies from 17 witnesses and police investigation reports. The court also recommended the district legal services authority to provide a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the girl.
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