Mangaluru: Youth handed 20-year jail term in POCSO case
Mangaluru (PTI): A fast track POCSO court in Udupi district of Karnataka has sentenced a youth to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for raping a girl from Byndoor on multiple occasions after befriending her.
The Udupi district additional and sessions court handed out the punishment to 23-year-old Sahil for raping the girl around two years ago.
According to the chargesheet, Sahil was working in a shop near a hotel in Sagar town of Shivamogga district. The victim, a native of Byndoor in Udupi, was residing at Sagar as her father owns the hotel there. The youth entered into a relationship with her.
In July 2021, Sahil travelled to Byndoor for the girl's birthday celebrations. After the birthday party, he took the victim to a deserted place and raped her. The youth promised to marry her and repeatedly committed the act after the first incident, the chargesheet said.
When the victim's mother came to know about the relationship, she filed a complaint at Byndoor police station. The then police inspector Santhosh Kaykini had filed the chargesheet in the case.
Fast track court judge Srinivas Suvarna, who considered the circumstantial evidence in the case, pronounced the accused as guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 22,500.
The court has also directed the government provide Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to the victim. Special public prosecutor Y T Raghavendra appeared for the prosecution.
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Hassan: SSLC student gives birth; School bus driver booked for sexual assault
Hassan: In a shocking incident reported from Channarayapatna in Hassan district, a 14-year-old SSLC student has given birth to a baby. The police have identified the driver of the private school bus she used for her commute as the accused.
The accused has been identified as Ranjith. It is alleged that he lured the minor girl, committed sexual assault, and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the matter to anyone.
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The incident came to light three days ago when the victim developed severe stomach pain while participating in a sports meet at her school. She was initially rushed to a private hospital, where doctors discovered she was pregnant. She was subsequently shifted to the Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), where she delivered a baby girl.
Officials stated that after a few days of medical care, both the minor mother and the infant will be handed over to the 'Santhwana Kendra' under the Department of Women and Child Development.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the accused, Ranjith, is married and has two children. He is currently absconding. The police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and have launched a manhunt to arrest him.
