Nampally POCSO court jails man for 20 years for sexually assaulting minor
According to the prosecution, Rao had sexually assaulted the girl for four years, since she was in Class 4
By Newsmeter Network Published on 29 Sep 2023 11:25 AM GMT
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Hyderabad: A POCSO court in Nampally, Hyderabad, convicted Chinthala Manikya Rao for sexually assaulting a minor. Rao has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
According to the case details, the victim is a 15-year-old, who was staying with her grandmother. During holidays, she used to visit her father’s house. Chinthala Manikya Rao was a tenant in an adjacent house.
According to the prosecution, Rao had sexually assaulted the girl for four years, since she was in Class 4. He would lure her in and sexually abuse her. He would also take videos and photos of her bathing and upload them on social media.
He would threaten her into being silent, saying that he would hurt her father and brother if she told anyone about the abuse. In April 2018, the grandmother noticed something was wrong with the girl after she began to get irregular periods and started suffering from stomach pain. The girl then told her grandmother about Chinthala Manikya Rao sexually abusing her for the last four years.
Her grandmother then took her to Chilkalguda police station and lodged a complaint. The girl was taken to the Bharosa Centre where her statement was recorded.
Upon the receipt of this complaint, K Venkat Reddy SI of the police at Chilkalguda PS registered an FIR under Sections 363 and 376(2)(i)(n) of IPC and Section 5(1) r/w 6 of POCSO Act 2012 and took up investigation. Chinthala Manikya Rao was arrested and sent to remand. Soon, the chargesheet was filed by ACP P Venkata Ramana.
After listening to all the arguments and analysing the case records, T Anitha, the Special Sessions Judge for the POCSO Court, passed the judgement in the case convicting Chinthala Manikya Rao for 20 years of jail. He was also fined Rs 10,000.
The Bharosa Centre helped the victim and her family with counselling, medical support, legal and financial support, and submission of documents for compensation, apart from home visits by the staff. Hyderabad City Police Commissioner CV Anand, IPS, appreciated the efforts of all the stakeholders for their efforts and coordination.
