Man sentenced to 20-year jail term in POCSO case

CHITRADURGA: The Second Additional District and Sessions Court here had convicted a man to 20 years in prison and fined him Rs 25,000 in a POCSO case. The judge, Gangadharappa C Hadapad, also ordered Rs 4 lakh relief to the victim.

Puneeth Kumar (29) had allegedly kidnapped the minor victim from Nayakanahatti police station limits in 2023 and sexually assaulted her at a deserted place. After his arrest, he was booked under the POCSO Act and a chargesheet submitted before the court.