Man gets 20-year RI for sexually exploiting minor

Legal Correspondent

Ludhiana, July 31
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge Ravi Inder Kaur Sandhu has convicted Pappu Yadav, a resident of Focal Point, Khanna, on the charges of sexually exploiting a three-and-a-half-year-old girl.
He was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years under the POCSO Act and also ordered to pay Rs 1,00,000 as fine for indulgence in such a heinous crime.
The complainant had stated to the police that the accused took away her daughter, alluring her to go with him for some eatables. Then he sexually exploited her. When the condition of the girl deteriorated, she was taken to the Civil Hospital. Doctors at the hospital reported the matter to the police.
Thereafter, a case against the accused was registered at the Khanna City police station on May 29, 2022, following the statement of the father of the victim girl.
However, during the trial the accused pleaded innocence and claimed false implication by the police. But after appreciating the evidence on record, the court found him guilty.