Hyderabad court sentences auto driver to 20 years in child assault case

A fast track court in Hyderabad sentenced an auto driver to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a child sexual assault case reported in Rajendranagar in 2020. The court also imposed a fine and awarded compensation to the victim

Hyderabad: A fast track court for child offences on Wednesday sentenced Syed Yousuf (46), an auto driver, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in a child sexual assault case reported in Rajendranagar in 2020.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict and awarded Rs 3 lakh as compensation to the four-year-old victim.

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Police said Yousuf assaulted the child after taking her and her sister in his auto.