Chandigarh, Aug. 13 -- A Kajheri resident has been awarded 20 years jail for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in 2022.

The court of additional sessions judge Yashika, dealing with rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases, also slapped a Rs.51,000 fine on him. The district legal services authority has been directed to pay Rs.4 lakh compensation to the victim. The minor had given birth to a baby girl.

As per the prosecution, the convict, a resident of Sector-52, Kajheri village, knew the victim and had taken her to the forest area on the pretext of a walk, in November 2022. There, he raped her and threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone.

On August 29, 2023, when the v...