Ballia (UP), February 18 A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor Dalit girl in 2025, and imposed a fine of ₹75,000 on the convict, officials said on Wednesday.
Public prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said that in February 2025, the convict lured the 14-year-old girl from a village within the Pakdi police station limits and repeatedly raped her.
The girl's family came to know about the crime after she became pregnant.
A case was registered against the convict under relevant sections of law, including the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, based on a complaint lodged by the victim's mother, Rai said.
After an investigation, police filed a chargesheet naming the offender in court.
On Tuesday, the court of Additional Sessions Judge Pratham Kant convicted the accused and sentenced him to life imprisonment, along with a fine of ₹75,000.