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Bhubaneswar Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Minor Girl
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:00
Bhubaneswar Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Raping Minor Girl
- •A POCSO court in Bhubaneswar sentenced 24-year-old Dillip Bhoi to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl in July last year.
- •The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict and ordered the Khurda District Legal Services Authority to provide Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the survivor.
- •The prosecution stated that the accused lured the victim with biscuits near her school, took her to an under-construction building, and threatened to kill her parents if she spoke out.
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A POCSO court in Bhubaneswar sentenced 24-year-old Dillip Bhoi to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000, with an additional six months in prison if he fails to pay.
The court directed the Khurda District Legal Services Authority to provide a compensation of Rs 4 lakh to the survivor.
The survivor informed her school teacher about the incident after the convict lured her with biscuits and assaulted her near her school in July last year. The teacher then notified the girl's parents, leading her father to file a police complaint.