Man sentenced to life for raping a 12-year-old minor

A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Muzaffarnagar for raping a 12-year-old girl in 2009.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Lukmanul Haq also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict Jony after holding him guilty on Wednesday.

The girl, who belongs to a tribal community, was raped by her neighbour Jony when she was going to give lunch to her father who was working in the fields.

The convict, who also belongs to a tribal community, is already serving a jail term in another rape case.