Telangana: 75-year-old gets 5 years in jail for abusing 6-year-old

HYDERABAD: For sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl, a 75-year-old man was convicted by a local court in LB Nagar on Thursday. He received 5 years of rigorous imprisonment.
Rachakonda police said that on January 30, 2020, Neredmet police received a complaint from the victim’s family that the neighbour sexually violated their daughter.
The police after investigating the case filed the chargesheet and during the trial based on the statement of the victim and the other evidence produced by the prosecution, the court convicted the man.He was directed to undergo 5 years of rigorous imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs 1,000.
When the victim and her sister were playing outside their house at 7.30 pm on January 30, the accused lured the victim by offering her a snack.
When victim went with the convict to his house, he sexually abused her.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)