Overview
- Additional District Judge (POCSO) Parul Verma delivered the verdict on Friday in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
- The sentence is 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under IPC provisions and the POCSO Act.
- Prosecutors said the case began after the victim’s uncle filed a complaint on July 14, 2024 at Udaipur police station in Pratapgarh.
- Police registered charges of kidnapping and rape along with POCSO sections and later filed a chargesheet in court.
- In her court statement, the survivor said Ahmed took her to his aunt’s vacant house and allegedly promised marriage if she converted.