23-year-old gets life term for raping kin in Arunachal

A 23-year-old man in Arunachal Pradesh has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal rape of his 19-year-old cousin. The court condemned the act as a grave social taboo and a ‘rarest of the rare offence’ within the state’s context. The incident, which occurred in August 2022, led to the convict’s immediate arrest after the victim reported the assault.