A Chikkamagaluru court, on Friday, convicted a person accused of raping a minor and sentenced him to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment, besides a penalty of ₹ 10,000.
Kumar of Devarame in Mudigere taluk had taken a 16-year-old girl on a trip to Shringeri, Horanadu, Mangaluru and Udupi in March 2018. He had raped her after assuring her that he would marry her.
Mudigere police had registered a case under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.