Korba (Chhattisgarh) [India], November 29 (ANI): A special court on Monday awarded life imprisonment to a woman and two youths convicted in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2018.

The public prosecutor said the convicts lured the minor from her house and mixed intoxicants in her food.

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The other two convicts then took the minor to a locality in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh where they took turns to rape her.

During a hearing on Monday, the court found the convicts guilty and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs 500 for each section under which the convicts were charged, the public prosecutor added.

A total of 16 witnesses were examined in court in connection with case before the accused were eventually convicted and sentenced. (ANI)

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