Man gets 20 year jail term for sexually assaulting minor boy

Trichy: A 24-year-old man was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by a court in Trichy on Monday under the Pocso Act for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old boy.Trichy's mahila court pronounced the sentence against the accused, M Venkatesh, a resident of Puthur.On January 25, 2023, the boy had gone to a shop to buy some items. Venkatesh spotted the boy, lured him to an isolated location, and sexually assaulted him. The accused fled from the spot after the boy raised an alarm.After learning about the incident, the victim's parents lodged a police complaint. A case was registered at the Srirangam all women police station under Section 5(m) read with Section 6(1) of the Pcoso Act, 2012.Venkatesh was arrested soon after the complaint and was remanded in Trichy Central Prison. He was later released on bail. The case was tried in the Trichy mahila court, and the chargesheet was filed on April 1, 2023.At the conclusion of the trial, judge D Shanmuga Priya sentenced Venkatesh to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of 15,000. Following the sentencing, Venkatesh was lodged at Trichy Central Prison.Trichy city police commissioner N Kamini praised the investigating officers for their efforts in securing the conviction of the accused.