Sivaganga court sentences former treasury officer to 10-year imprisonment for child abuse
A Sivaganga court on Wednesday sentenced a former treasury officer to 10 years of imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor girl in 2018. Rajkumar, 61, who was earlier employed at the district branch treasury, sexually harassed a 13-year-old girl. Following the complaint of the District Child Protection Officer, the Sivaganga All Women Police booked him under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act. As the case was heard in the Sivaganga special court, Judge Gokul Murugan found the accused guilty, sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment and slapped fine of ₹20,000. The court also ordered the State government to grant ₹5 lakh as compensation to the victim.
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