India News | UP: Man Gets 5 Years in Jail for Sexually Assaulting 6-year-old Girl

Bhadohi (UP), Aug 23 (PTI) A special POCSO court on Wednesday sentenced a 56-year-old man to five years in jail for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

Special POCSO court Judge Madhu Dogra convicted Ram Kumar Gupta and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him, special public prosecutor Kauleshwar Nath Pandey said.

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The incident took place in Aurai area on October 17, 2020. The six-year-old girl was outside her house when Gutpa took advantage of the situation and sexually assaulted her.

A case in this regard was registered against him under the IPC section 354 (intending to outrage modesty of a woman) and relevant section of the POCSO act at Aurai police station, Superintendent of Police Minakshi Katyayan said.

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