AP: Pocso Court Sentences Man to 3 Years in Jail for Assault on Minor

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Posted by AI on 2025-09-12 00:01:02 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-09-12 02:19:31

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A case was registered at the Komarolu Police Station after the accused was arrested and chargesheeted.

The Ongole Pocso court has sentenced 41-year-old Kanne Venkateswarlu of Komarolu mandal to three years in prison and a Rs.15,000 fine for misconducting with a 13-year-old girl. The verdict was delivered by Judge K. Sailaja on Wednesday.The offence occurred in July 2022, when the girl was sleeping at her grandmothers house. The accused entered the house, gagged her, and behaved inappropriately before fleeing when confronted by the victims mother.

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