Hyderabad: Minor rape survivor turns hostile, court still jails man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment
A Hyderabad court sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for the 2016 kidnapping and rape of a minor, even after the survivor and her mother recanted their initial testimonies. The court deemed their changed statements potentially influenced and upheld the conviction based on other witness testimonies and the illegality of considering a minor's consent as free consent.
