Mangaluru: The District Additional and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to 20 years imprisonment for sexual abuse of his step-daughter who is a minor.
The convict, identified as Ashwath, was accused of raping his underage step-daughter on July 26, 2022, when his wife had gone to her parents’ home for delivery. A case had been registered under POCSO Act at against him the Mangaluru Women Police Station. Ashwath was also accused of threatening to kill his step-daughter if she spoke about the matter to others.
A charge-sheet was submitted to the District Additional and Sessions FTSC II (POCSO) Court, following police investigation of the case. After a hearing of the case, the court sentenced Ashwath to 20 years of jail.
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Faridabad (PTI): A student of class 8 here was allegedly sexually assaulted for several days by two of his classmates and a student of class 10, police said on Saturday.
Based on a complaint of the victim's father, police have registered a case against the three juveniles under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at Saran Police Station.
According to police, the 12-year-old boy, studying in a government school, was leaving the premises to go home when he was lured by two of his classmates and another student of class 10 to the school bathroom, where they sexually assaulted him.
Following this, the accused students allegedly assaulted him for several days.
The boy's father noticed changes in his son's behaviour and asked him about it. He narrated his ordeal to the father who then approached the police.
Two of the accused students live in the same village as the victim, police said.
A senior police officer said, "We have initiated the necessary legal procedures. Counselling is being provided to the victim, and the entire matter is being investigated seriously. Further action will be taken based on the investigation."
