LUCKNOW, July 9 -- Nearly four years after a minor girl was allegedly abducted from her house by her step-father in the middle of the night, gang-raped and 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 Kannaujiya, step-father of the minor, and his friend 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. Initially, the FIR named Dadu alias Akash. During investigation, police found the involvement of Tusi alias Aditya Gupta, who was subsequently arrested. "A charge sheet was filed before the court on December 8, 2022, under Sections 363 (kidnapping), 365 (abduction with intent to confine), 376D (gang rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult) of the IPC, along with Sections 5 and 6 of the Pocso Act," the statement added. The case was tried before the Special Pocso court in Lucknow. htc...