Mysuru: Two persons who were accused of raping an 8-year-old girl have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs 16,000 on March 19.

Harish and Santhosh are the accused.

Mysuru court POCSO special judge V M Pavale pronounced the judgement.

The minor girl was sexually assaulted by the duo in 2014. The police investigated the case based on the complaint filed by victim’s grandmother. B C Shivarudraswamy argued on behalf  of the government.