Jajpur: A POCSO court in Odisha’s Jajpur district Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old girl last year, an official said. According to the prosecution, the incident took place in Bari-Ramachandrapur police station area of Jajpur district October 23, 2024 when the minor was returning home. The convict lured the girl and took her to a secluded place, and raped her. Later, she was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after her condition deteriorated. It was during her hospitalisation in SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack that the minor confided in her family about the ordeal.