India, July 8 -- LUCKNOW Nearly four years after a minor girl was allegedly abducted from her home in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted, a special Pocso court in Lucknow has sentenced two men to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) each.

"The court also imposed a fine of Rs.51,000 on each convict after holding them guilty of gang rape under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and the Indian Penal Code," said Vikram Singh, SHO, Hazratganj.

The convicts were identified as Dadu alias Akash and Tusi alias Aditya Gupta, both residents of Hazratganj area, added the SHO.

According to police, the case was registered at Hazratganj police station on November 7, 2022, after the victim's father alleged that h...