India, March 27 -- A special court in Odisha's Ganjam district on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for raping a minor girl and trying to murder her in 2021.

Rohitlal Panda, judge of fast track Pocso court at Berhampur sentenced Keshaba Nahak alias Kesha to death under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Sections 376 (2)(F) and 376 (A) (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). However, the death penalty to the convict is subject to confirmation by the Orissa High Court.

The court also sentenced Nahak to ten years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs.50,000 on him under Section 307 of the IPC. He has also been awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) under Section 363...