Yogesh K Porwar & Siddarth Sethia
The Fast Track court on Wednesday convicted a 24-year-old labourer and sentenced him to undergo 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000.
The convict Venkataswamy,native of Krishnagiri was living in a neighbouring house of the victim in Mahadevapura and used to harass her everyday.
The victim,aged around 14 years was 7th standard student and alone at home on the fateful day of May 21,2018 when the accused dragged her into his house and raped her .
The incident came to light when her parents returned home and she narrated her ordeal .
When the mother of the victim,confronted the accused,he slapped her and escaped.
Based on the complaint,the police track down the accused and arrested him.
The then inspector,T Srinivas filed charge sheet and with concrete evidence he collected during investigation helped the public prosecutor Ravindra presented the case and get the convicted accused sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
