India: Man held guilty in rape case in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Mar 2 (PTI) A special court here held a man guilty of abducting and raping a minor.

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on March 3.

Judge Sanjive Kumar Tiwari held Monu, alias Ajay, guilty under Sections 363, 366 and 376 of the IPC and the POCSO Act.

According to special lawyer Dinesh Kumar Sharma, a 13-year-old girl was abducted and raped by the convict at Kanhahedi village in the district on May 15, 2016.

The victim's father had lodged a complaint in this connection.