Latur, Nov 29 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Latur district sentenced a 38-year-old man to three years imprisonment for molesting a minor girl.

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Additional judge B C Kamble on Monday convicted Rahim Ibrahim Tamboli for charges under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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The accused was sentenced to three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,000 was imposed on him.

According to the prosecution, Tamboli, a labourer from Nalegaon in Chakur, was arrested for molesting a minor girl in the village in November 2020.

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