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Keonjhar: The Keonjhar district and sessions court on Thursday awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to three persons for allegedly gang raping a woman in Sundergarh district in 2017.
The Court has slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 each on all the accused. One of the accused has also been awarded an additional sentence of three months and fine for threatening the rape survivor, official sources said.
As per reports, the gang rape was initially registered under Bisra police limits in Sundergarh district. But due to advocates’ strike, the case was transferred to Keonjhar district and sessions court for trial.
The trial in the case had begun in 2019, sources said.
The accused, who have been awarded 20 years of life imprisonment, have been identified as Rajesh Lakra, Lala Gudia and Mehmia Lakhra.
Earlier the victim had alleged before police that all the three accused gang raped her after dragging her to an isolated place under Bisra police limits in 2017. The victim was reportedly returning home from an agricultural field.
(Edited By Pradeep Singh)
