Man jailed for three years in POCSO case

A POCSO court in Rajendranagar convicted a 56-year-old bangle shop owner for sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in 2022 and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine and awarded compensation to the victim.

Hyderabad: A POCSO court at Rajendranagar on Wednesday convicted a man for sexually assaulting a minor boy and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment.

According to the police, Pallati Venugopal (56), who runs a bangle shop at Bandlaguda, Rajendranagar, sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy on March 1, 2022, when the child had come to the shop to buy some items.

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The boy later informed his parents about the incident, following which they approached the police and lodged a complaint. The police registered a case and filed a chargesheet before the court.

After the completion of the trial, the court found Venugopal guilty and sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on the convict and awarded Rs 50,000 as compensation to the victim.