A special court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 65-year-old man to life imprisonment until natural death for repeatedly assaulting a 10-year-old girl over three years and impregnating her.

According to PTI, Special Judge Laxmikant A. Bidwai of the Kalyan court on Friday, November 6, observed that convict Uttam Nikalje, who worked as a watchman at a residential society, had committed the crime with a "cool mind for years together."