Bhubaneswar, April 1 A court in the Jharsuguda district of Odisha has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a four-year-old girl in 2025.
The additional district judge of Jharsuguda delivered the verdict on Tuesday.
"Pankaj Podh, the main accused in the case, has been sentenced to life imprisonment, while his accomplice Anu Bagh has been sentenced to two years in prison," the Odisha Police said in a statement.
The incident took place on June 27 last year, and a case was registered at the Brajrajnagar police station on June 30.
Odisha DGP Yogesh Bahadur Khurania congratulated the Jharsuguda Police, expressing satisfaction over the "swift investigation".