BAREILLY: A man and his girlfriend were sentenced to life imprisonment by a special court of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) in Bareilly for raping a class XI student.
The minor was locked inside a house by her 'friend' and raped by the latter's boyfriend on March 24, 2017. The convicted duo also filmed the assault and used it to rape her for the next six months.
The girl went into severe depression and stopped going to school. Her family came to know of it in September. The Pocso court also slapped a fine of Rs 55,000 on the man and his girlfriend.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
