Imphal, May 13 -- A Special POCSO Court in Manipur's Senapati district sentenced a 48-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping his minor daughter.

The man, arrested on March 16, 2022, following a complaint by Childline Senapati, was convicted under Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

According to the court order issued by Special Judge (POCSO) Lamkholal Kipgen, the accused was convicted on May 7 and sentenced on May 12 following the conclusion of trial proceedings in Special Trial No. 02 of 2023.

The court observed that the survivor was around seven years old at the time of the offence and described the crime as "heinous and barbaric." The prosecuti...