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A 28-year-old man, earlier arrested for sexually assaulting a young pistillate connected the mendacious committedness of marriage, was sentenced to acquisition 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Medchal–Malkajgiri territory tribunal astatine Kushaiguda connected Tuesday. The accused was identified arsenic Bitla Venkat Sai of Mahendranagar Colony successful Jeedimetla, Medchal–Malkajgiri district.
According to the prosecution, Venkat Sai was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and fined ₹10,000 for the offence of rape. He was besides awarded 1 twelvemonth of elemental imprisonment with a good of ₹1,000 each for offences of cheating and transgression intimidation.
The lawsuit dates backmost to February 2017, erstwhile the victim’s parent lodged a ailment stating that her daughter, past aged astir 20, was acquainted with the accused for astir 4 years. During this period, helium allegedly developed a narration with her by falsely promising matrimony and repeatedly subjected her to intersexual assault.
On January 30, 2017, the accused allegedly quarrelled with the unfortunate and refused to wed her, pursuing which she attempted termination by jumping from the 3rd level of a building, and was hospitalised. After regaining consciousness connected February 5, the unfortunate informed her household that the accused had sexually assaulted her and threatened to circulate her photographs and termination her and her household members.
Based connected the complaint, Balanagar constabulary registered a lawsuit nether applicable sections of the Indian Penal Code and arrested the accused connected February 12, 2017. He was remanded to judicial custody and a complaint expanse was aboriginal filed aft completion of the investigation.
After examining the grounds and witnesser testimonies, the tribunal held the accused blameworthy and pronounced the sentence.
