Chandigarh, April 8 -- A local court has sentenced a 22-yr-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a minor in a Protection of Children from Sexual offences (POCSO) case registered on January 4 2024.

The case was registered at Sector 39 police station based on a complaint filed by a minor girl. She claimed that she met the accused in February 2021 near a school in Sector 56. The accused allegedly took her mobile phone and demanded to visit his house in exchange for its return. When she went there, he allegedly raped her and threatened to kill her family members if she reported the incident.

Further, he allegedly threatened to defame her by uploading obscene photographs on social media. The victim attempted suicide du...