Man sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for rape of eight-year-old in Hyderabad
A POCSO court in Rajendranagar convicted Meenagala Venugopal, 42, over the 2023 assault of a girl in Gachibowli, according to The New Indian Express.
A POCSO court in Rajendranagar sentenced Meenagala Venugopal, 42, to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in Gachibowli in 2023, The New Indian Express reported.
The prosecution alleged that on May 9, 2023, the girl was playing on a road near Venugopal's hut when he called her inside and sexually assaulted her, and that he allegedly used his lungi to clean semen from the girl before sending her away, according to The New Indian Express.
The court awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to the victim from the Telangana Victim Compensation Fund, the outlet reported.
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