On Friday, the Mumbai Sessions Court found Anand Londhe—a suspended police constable with the Mahim police station—guilty of rape and kidnapping, and sentenced him to seven years rigorous imprisonment.
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ASJ PV Bavkar also ordered the accused to compensate the victim with a sum of Rs 20,000 and pay fine of Rs 5,000 .
According to Public Prosecutor Jaysingh Bankar, Londhe and 16-year-old became friends during a religious festival ‘‘But Londhe took advantage when her mother, a help, went out for work.”
