Odisha man gets 20 years jail for sexually assaulting minor in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: A local court in Malkajgiri on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Ghatkesar in 2015. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.1,000 on him. The convicted person was Jagannath Behera (26), a centering worker from Odisha. In August 2015, Behera took the eight-year-old […]

Hyderabad: A local court in Malkajgiri on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Ghatkesar in 2015. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.1,000 on him.

The convicted person was Jagannath Behera (26), a centering worker from Odisha. In August 2015, Behera took the eight-year-old girl into some bushes and sexually assaulted her. Her parents who came searching for her found him and tried to catch him, but he managed to flee. Based on a complaint from the victim’s parents, a case was registered by the Ghatkesar police and he was arrested.

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Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat appreciated the efforts of the investigation officer and team in securing conviction in the case.