Man gets 14-year jail for raping minor girl

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New Delhi: A 24-year-old man has been sent behind bars for 14 years for kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl, with a Delhi court observing he "ravished" a "helpless and naive" girl only to satisfy his lust.

The court, while awarding the sentence, also empathised with the victim and her family over delay in lodging FIR, saying "fear of society and social stigmatisation" often puts people in a dilemma as to what should be done.