A local court today sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping a physically and mentally challenged minor girl and ordered West Bengal government to pay her compensation.
Birbhum Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mahananda Das, sentenced Shyam Burman (48) to life imprisonment for raping the girl in October last year and slapped a fine of Rs 10000 on him.
The court also ordered the state government to pay the girl Rs five lakh as compensation.
The girl had gone with her mother to witness Durga idol immersion in Bolpur area in October last year when Burman took her away to a nearby forest and raped her.
With the girl missing, her mother raised a hue and cry and villagers launched a search for her. The girl was found in the forest and Burman standing at a distance.
Initially, he denied his involvement but confessed to his crime when he was beaten up by the angry villagers.
He was then handed over to the police.
