Aizawl, February 2: A man in south Mizoram's Lunglei district has been sentenced to 21 years of rigorous imprisonment by a special court under the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for raping his daughter. The judgment, delivered by special court judge Vanlalenmawia on Wednesday, also includes a fine of Rs 12,000 imposed on the convict, Bawithawnghua. Mizoram: Man Awarded 20-Year Jail Term for Raping Daughter in Lawngtlai District.

Earlier, on January 22, the special court had found Bawithawnghua guilty under Section 6 of the POCSO Act and under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for repeatedly assaulting and raping his 12-year-old daughter. Assam: Special Court Sentences Minor Boy to Seven Years in Jail for Raping, Murdering 6-Year-Old Girl in Hailakandi District.

Bawithawnghua was arrested in September 2022 following a First Information Report (FIR) filed by the Lai Women Association (LWA).

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