MEERUT: A special Pocso court in Bulandshahr sentenced a 68-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on Thursday for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl in June 2017. Additional district judge Tarun Kumar Singh also imposed a fine of Rs 22,000 on Gyani Kumar, a resident of Bulandshahr.ADGC Mahesh Raghav told TOI that as per the complaint, Gyani allegedly made the girl pregnant and forced her to have an abortion.The court acquitted him on the charge of non-consensual miscarriage citing lack of evidence. "The convict was a contractor who often hired labourers from his village, and the survivors father worked for him. The incident took place when the girl was alone at home.We also published the following articles recentlyUP: Man gets 20-year imprisonment for raping minorA man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Agra. The court also found him guilty of a murderous attack and added an additional 10 years to his sentence. The crime took place in March 2017, and the accused was booked under various sections of the IPC. The girl was found in a critical condition and took months to recover. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000.Rajasthan cop arrested on charges of raping 5-year-oldA sub-inspector in Jaipur has been arrested for allegedly raping a five-year-old girl. The incident led to outraged residents protesting outside the local police station, with BJP MP Kirori Lal Meena also joining the protesters. The villagers accused the police of being apathetic towards the complaint. The sub-inspector is currently assigned to a flying squad involved in operations related to the assembly elections. The accused is being interrogated after his arrest, and an FIR has been registered against him. The victims identity has been kept confidential.16-year-old trafficked Assam girl rescued from GurgaonA 16-year-old girl from Assams Udalguri district has been rescued from Gurgaon after being trafficked to Delhi four months ago. Two agents, one from Rajasthan and one from Delhi, have been arrested in connection with the case. The girl, who comes from an underprivileged family, was promised a job in Delhi. Traffickers often target economically weaker families and use local links to facilitate the trafficking. The anti-trafficking unit of Udalguri police has been actively working in the district and has recently rescued three trafficked women.

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