2021 Panipat minor rape case: Man sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment

A 21-year-old man from Panipat was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the abduction and rape of a 13-year-old girl in 2021. Despite the victim and her father not testifying in court, medical evidence and police investigation secured the conviction. The court deemed the act ‘highly condemnable’ and emphasized the need for stringent punishment in such cases.