Thane, Sep 28 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting his 14-year-old relative.

Additional sessions judge N K Karande of the Bhiwandi sessions court found the 30-year-old accused guilty of charges under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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In an order passed on September 26, the judge also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 on him.

Special public prosecutor Vijay M Mundhe informed the court that the accused lived in the same locality as the girl.

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He said in September 2021, the accused called the girl to his house on some pretext and touched her inappropriately. The girl told her parents, and they lodged a police complaint.

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