52-year Old Gets 10 Years RI for Raping Minor Girl
A court here today sentenced a 52-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl two years ago.
Hyderabad, Jun 28 (PTI) A court here today sentenced a 52-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl two years ago.
The First Additional Metropolitan Magistrate Court convicted M Ashirwadam, a painter, of raping the 15-year-old girl.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him, a police release said.
According to prosecution, Ashirwadam had taken photographs of the girl bathing and raped her after threatening that he would make the pictures public.
On a complaint from the girl's mother, cases were registered against him under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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