20-Year Jail To A Man For Raping Minor In Sangareddy
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20-Year Jail To A Man For Raping Minor In Sangareddy
Sangareddy: The Sangareddy POCSO court on Monday convicted a man in a minor rape case and sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment. A fine of Rs 20,000 was also imposed on Itikyala Naveen (30), a resident of Alwyn Colony in Patancheru town.
Naveen raped a five-year-old girl living in his neighborhood in 2018. Following a complaint from the child’s parents, Patancheru SI Praveen Reddy registered a case and arrested the accused.
Proclaiming the verdict on Monday, Judge K Jayanthi said the convict would have to serve another year in jail if he failed to pay the fine.
SP Chennuri Rupesh appreciated the then DSP Sitram, Inspector Prabhakar, court SI Satyanarayana, head constable Venkatesham, and court constable Kishan for their efforts in securing the conviction.
The Union Home Minister has alerted the states of the country in the wake of the Indo-Pak War. The Telangana government and police, which were immediately alerted, took preemptive measures. Security has been tightened in Hyderabad.
Thirty-two airports across northern and western parts of the country, including Srinagar and Amritsar, have been closed for civilian flight operations till May 15, according to the civil aviation regulator.
In view of the ongoing high alert across India and intensified security arrangements in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the city police have issued a ban on bursting firecrackers or fireworks in public spaces, particularly near military cantonment areas.
India responded strongly to Pakistan’s repeated drone and missile attacks and hit at least eight military targets inside Pakistan on Friday night with precision, thereby causing significant damage, the Centre told the media, as part of a special briefing on ‘Operation Sindoor’.