The minor girl had gone to coaching and was returning home with her friend when the accused along with his accomplice started following and waving at them.
Sources said three days ago, a panchayat was convened in the matter and the panchayat chief or mukhiya, as the post is called locally, sentenced the accused youth to do sit-ups 5 times as a punishment for the alleged rape.
A district court on Thursday gave a death sentence to a 56-year-old man, convicted of raping his 11-year-old minor girl in Sirsa district two years ago.
Special Court Judge Harisha convicted the accused, identified as Dusari Raju alias Katam Raju, a resident of Manchal and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him.
The Karnataka Police on Wednesday booked a man under the new 'anti-conversion Act' for allegedly luring a girl of another religion in the Nagamangala town of Mandya district.
Taking advantage of the absence of the other family members, the accused entered the house and attempted to rape the minor girl. When she woke up and started screaming, he strangled her to death.