Man sentenced to 20-yr imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor
![Police officials said the victim had visited Ranibennur to meet one of her friends. While returning to Udupi at night, all the four raped her. They also frightened her to silence. Police officials said the victim had visited Ranibennur to meet one of her friends. While returning to Udupi at night, all the four raped her. They also frightened her to silence.](https://images.deccanchronicle.com/dc-Cover-5gp4c0vluqt34hppjjj98c9vc1-20170712025442.Medi.jpeg)
Koppal: Additional District and Session Judge and Fast Track Sessions Court (POCSO) has convicted a person for sexually assaulting a minor.
The incident transpired in 2021, when Vijayakumar Poojar from Tallura Tanda, under the guise of promising marriage, acquainted himself with a minor girl.
Subsequently, on April 12, 2021, he took her from Irakalgada in Koppal to Kukkehalli in the Udupi district. He confined and sexually assaulted her in a farmhouse there.
The case was registered at Koppal Women's Police Station. PSI Yallappa and PI Mauneshwar Malipatil probed the case. Subsequently, a charge sheet was filed before the court.
Following due legal proceedings, the court has sentenced Vijaykumar to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000.