GUWAHATI, Feb. 10 -- Two persons, including a stepfather, were awarded rigorous imprisonment by a special court in Kamrup Metro district of Assam on Friday in two separate cases of minor rape under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012.

They have been identified as Litan Saha (stepfather) and Sahidul Alam. Litan Saha was awarded 30 years of RI while Sahidul got 25 years of RI in two separate minor rape cases.

The judgement of both cases was passed by the court of the Special Judge POCSO Kamrup Metro, Audri Bhattacharyya on Friday.

The stepfather Litan Saha, who is from West Bengal, was arrested in connection with the All Women Police Station case number 196/2021 under section 376(2)(n)/376(AB)/ ...