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The District Court in Latur sentenced Vipul Sakharam Bankar, 35, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, despite his marriage to the victim and citing marriage and a child’s birth as defence. The court denied leniency. The alleged crime occurred on September 26, 2015, when he lured the girl with a promise of marriage, abducted her and assaulted her. Judge S A Sayyed passed the order on November 2.
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Latur: The District Court here has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment even though he married the minor victim during the trial. Judge S A Sayyed passed the order on November 2, finding Vipul Sakharam Bankar guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl. The…
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Bankar was accused of luring the girl with the promise of marriage, abducting her, and sexually assaulting her on September 26, 2015.
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Latur: The District Court here has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment even though he married the minor victim during the trial. Judge S A Sayyed passed the order on November 2, finding Vipul Sakharam Bankar guilty of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl. The…
