LAHORE: A sessions court on Monday sentenced a man 10 years in jail for raping a minor girl.

Kahna police had registered a first information report against suspect Mubashir Ahmad for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl.

The prosecution said the medical reports proved the allegation.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Iftikhar Ahmad announced the guilty verdict and sentenced the suspect to 10-year imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs20,000 on him.

Published in Dawn, June 1st, 2021

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