05-05-2025
Man gets 4yrs in jail for molesting minor Dalit girl
Pilibhit: The court of additional district and sessions Judge (Pocso Act), Geeta Singh, on Monday evening, sentenced a 28-year-old man to four years of imprisonment for molesting a 15-year-old Dalit girl.
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The incident took place on June, 2018 when the convict had forcibly barged into the minor's house in a village in Pilibhit district.
An FIR had been lodged, following a written complaint by the victim's father, under multiple IPC Sections and relevant sections of the Pocso and SC/ST Act.
The complainant stated that all his family members were asleep at the time of the incident. Upon hearing his daughter's screams, he woke up and saw the accused molested his daughter.
The accused then threatened to eliminate the family if they took up the matter with police, before fleeing .
Public prosecutor, Anil Kumar Sharma said, "The accused was arrested and remained in jail before he was released on bail."
