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Odisha: Man gets life for raping disabled girl

Bhubaneswar, Oct 14 (UNI) A court in Odisha’s Bargarh district today convicted a 58-year-old man and sentenced him to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping an 18-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl three years ago.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Padampur, awarded the sentence against the convict, Tiharu Bhue (58), under Section 376(2)(l) Indian Penal Code. The Court further imposed total fines of Rs 35,000, with additional imprisonment in default of payment.
According to the case record, on July 29, 2022, the accused trespassed into the victim’s house and committed rape in the absence of her parents. The victim’s younger sister was a witness to the crime. When the rape survivor’s sibling raised an alarm, she was physically assaulted and threatened by the accused, who subsequently fled the crime scene.
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