Pramesh S Jain & Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Second fast track special court on tuesday sentenced an autorickshaw driver with 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping eight-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in January 2022.
The convict identified as S Anil Kumar,38,a resident of Laggere in Nandini Layout who is presently lodged in central prison of Parappana Agrahara has also slapped with a fine of ₹ 11,000 .
Kumar who is married and has two children barged into the house of the victim while she was alone and her mother had gone to work.
The accused forcibly assaulted the victim sexually while the victim was crying out for help.
Meanwhile the victim mother returned home and caught the accused red handed but he managed to escape in the melee .
The neighbours to rushed to her help and alerted the police.The police based on the complaint later track down the accused and arrested him.
The victim narrated the ordeal before the magistrate as part of her statement.The court also recorded the statement of the victim’s mother, neighbours and the medical report which confirmed sexual assault led to the conviction.
