Summary:
Thane, Apr 18 (PTI) A 31-year-old man from Bhiwandi city in Maharashtra was convicted by a special POCSO court for raping a teenage girl in 2018 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for seven years.
Special judge V Virkar also imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 on the convict, identified as Saddam alias Guddu Istrail Ansari.
The prosecution examined a total of nine witnesses during the trial.
Ansari had asked the 16-year-old girl to accompany him on his motorcycle on April 17, 2018, when she stepped out of her house, the prosecution said.
He took the girl to a room located near a hillock and raped her.
He held her captive until the parents of the girl traced her to the room on April 18, the court was told.