Man gets 10 years rigorous imprisonment for cheating woman in Asifabad

Police conducted a flag march in Turkappally village under the Genome Valley police station limits as part of security arrangements for the upcoming municipal elections. Officials carried out foot patrolling to monitor movements and appealed to residents to vote peacefully.

Kumram Bheem Asifabad: A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.20,000 for cheating a woman under the pretext of marriage five years back.

District and Sessions Court principal judge MV Ramesh delivered the judgement awarding the term and fine against Bommena Prasanth after finding him guilty for cheating a woman from Asifabad and raping her several times under the guise of marriage. The then Inspector C Balaji Varaprasad launched investigations into the case and filed a charge-sheet before the court establishing the crime of Prashanth.

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