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The Eluru POCSO court has awarded life imprisonment to the two persons who have raped and impregnated a minor girl under the Jangareddygudem police division in Eluru district. The duo was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The convicted are relatives of the victim.
In a verdict delivered on March 27, Eluru POCSO Court Special Judge S. Uma Sunanda has awarded life imprisonment and ₹5,000 fine on each of the two convicted — Kota Naveen alias Songa Tambi and Talloori Rajaskhar. The age of the convicted was 22 at the time of the offence (2016).
In 2016, the two youths abducted the minor girl while she was on her way to her house and later raped her. The incident came to light after the girl was found pregnant. The police registered the case based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family. “The pregnancy of the victim has failed”, according to Jangareddigudem Divisional Police.
The court also asked the authorities concerned to pay one lakh rupees of ‘compensation’ to the victim under the Victim’s Compensation Act.
