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Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping four-year-old girl in Jagtial district | Hyderabad News

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HYDERABAD: Kandle Ramesh Babu, a 32-year-old from Jagtial district, accused of raping his four-year-old neighbour in 2022, was sentenced to hard labour by the Jagtial District Court on Tuesday.


While the girl’s testimony in court was crucial to the case, her seven-year-old older brother, who was an eyewitness, also gave his testimony in court, corroborating her evidence and convicting the accused in court.

The court also awarded the girl a compensation of Rs 300,000. The accused and the girl’s parents worked as daily wage labourers.


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According to police, the incident occurred in December 2020. The girl and her brother were at home while the parents were at work. When they returned home after buying snacks from a nearby shop, they were intercepted by the accused. He sent the girl’s brother home and took her to his house.


Some time later, the girl’s brother came back to look for her and heard her calling for help from the accused’s apartment. He rushed there, found the accused raping the girl and raised the alarm, after which the accused fled. He was later arrested and subsequently released on bail.


The Special Court for POCSO cases announced the verdict and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Jagtial.

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