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Ballia: A man has been sentenced to 12-year imprisonment by a court here for raping a girl in a village in the district three years ago, an official said on Tuesday.
Additional Sessions Judge Mahesh Chandra Verma on Monday convicted Deepak Singh and also imposed a fine of Rs 1.20 lakh on him, Superintendent of Police S Anand said on Tuesday.
According to the prosecution, Singh, a resident of Barauli village, raped the girl on the pretext of marriage.
A case was subsequently registered against him on March 24, 2020.
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