Karnataka man gets 10-year jail term for raping and impregnating minor

The charge sheet stated that the man, Vamana Poojari, had raped and threatened the 16-year-old girl while she was alone in her house in September 2016.
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A special court in Mangaluru has sentenced a 56-year-old man from Sasihitlu near Surathkal to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor girl in 2016. The charge sheet stated that the man, Vamana Poojari, had raped and threatened the 16-year-old girl while she was alone in her house in September 2016. He had then continued to sexually abuse her resulting in her pregnancy. The victim delivered a baby girl at a private hospital on March 29, 2017.

A complaint was lodged at Surathkal police station and the DNA test later confirmed that Poojari was the biological father of the baby. The Surathkal police had filed the charge sheet in the case.

Second Fast Track Special Court Judge K M Radhakrishna sentenced the man to rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000. Special prosecutor C Venkataramana Swamy appeared for the prosecution.

The convict will have to undergo two months of simple imprisonment if he fails to pay the penalty. He was also awarded one year of simple imprisonment under Section 506 for issuing life threat. The court has directed the government to give Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the survivor. 

Earlier, four national-level swimmers were arrested by the Bengaluru police in connection with the gang-rape of a young woman from West Bengal. The arrested persons were identified as Rajath, Shivaran, Dev Saraoi and Yogesh Kumar. All four of the accused hail from Delhi and had come to Bengaluru for swimming training. They were arrested by the police from different parts of Bengaluru city. 

The incident came to light recently after the survivor, a private company employee, registered a complaint with Sanjaynagar police in Bengaluru. Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Vinayak Patil said that the complaint was lodged last week. 

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