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Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) A horrifying case has come to light from Jharkhand’s Gumla district, where officials on Monday said a three-year-old girl was raped, following which a village panchayat attempted to stifle the case by imposing a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the accused instead of reporting the crime to police. The incident took place in Palma village of the Gumla district. According to the officials, the accused, identified as Sunil Lohra, was directed by the panchayat to pay Rs 20,000 — which wa…