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The Special Court successful Chengalpattu for cases nether POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) has convicted and sentenced a 58-year-old assistance relation to 14-year-imprisonment for aggravated intersexual battle connected 2 insignificant girls successful 2023.
The tribunal held R. Velayutham, a nonmigratory of Perumbakkam, blameworthy of offences nether provisions of POCSO and ordered him to acquisition 7 years of rigorous imprisonment each successful 2 cases for committing aggravated intersexual battle connected 2 insignificant girls.
According to the police, the incidental occurred connected October 31, 2023. Velayutham, who was moving arsenic a assistance operator, sexually assaulted the insignificant girls astatine antithetic times erstwhile they were returning location successful the lift.
Based connected accusation of the parents of the victims, 2 cases were registered astatine Semmencheri All Women Police Station nether Sections 9(m) (aggravated intersexual battle connected a kid beneath 12 years) 10 (Punishment for aggravated intersexual assault) of POCSO ACT connected October 31, 2023.
On investigation, the accused Velayutham was arrested by constabulary connected October 2023 and the Investigation was concluded promptly and last study was filed successful the tribunal against him successful October 2024.
Additionally, a compensation money of ₹2 lakh was awarded by the tribunal to the some victims, arsenic stipulated by the rules.
