India, Oct. 9 -- An Arunachal Pradesh session court on Thursday sentenced a 23-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his cousin sister in 2022, describing the crime as a "sin and social taboo" that demands strict punishment and cannot be treated with leniency.

Sessions judge Hirendra Kashyap of the Papum Pare district court in Yupia convicted the accused under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 376(2)(f), which deals with rape cases where the offender is a relative, guardian, teacher, or someone in a position of trust.

The court observed that the convict, who held a position of trust as an elder brother, had "committed brutal rape upon the victim girl," describing it as one of the "rarest of the rare offences" in the state's social ...