Gurugram, Aug. 30 -- A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) special court in Nuh has sentenced a man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment (RI) after he was convicted of raping a minor and circulating an obscene video of the girl online, police said on Saturday.

According to police, the case dates back to September 7, 2023, when a woman from Ferozepur Jhirka area filed a complaint saying a young man from her neighborhood had forcibly entered her home, and raped and assaulted her minor daughter who was alone at the time.

The complainant alleged that the accused had recorded an obscene video of the girl, and had threatened to circulate the video on the internet if she revealed the incident to anyone. Later, the accused did cir...