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Four get lifer for forcing minor girl into prostitution

Nagpur, Nov 8 (PTI) A District and Sessions Court (Special Court) in Nagpur has sentenced four men to imprisonment until death for the gang-rape and forced prostitution of a minor girl in the Umred area.
Special Judge R.P. Pandey delivered the landmark verdict on Friday, convicting the accused under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The four convicted individuals, identified as Roshan Sadashiv Kargaonkar, Gajanan Damodar Muruskar, Premdas Jagoji Gathibandhe and Nitesh Arun Phukat, were also directed to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 each.
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