Hyderabad: A special court recorded a Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction on Thursday and sentenced a 23-year-old tuition teacher to five years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually harassing an eight-year-old girl.
The Special Court for POCSO cases at HACA Bhavan delivered the verdict in the Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction case.
Special Sessions Judge G. Uday Bhaskar Rao convicted Abdul Qayyum, an Arabic tutor, under Section 354-A of the IPC and Section 10 read with Section 9(m) of the POCSO Act.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs.5,000.
In addition, the judge directed the convict to pay Rs.1 lakh as compensation to the victim.
Police said the Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction stemmed from an incident during a home tuition session.
According to investigators, the accused misbehaved with the minor and forced her to touch him.
He also attempted to undress the child during the tuition session.
The girl raised an alarm immediately. As a result, the accused fled from the spot.
Soon after the incident, police registered a case at Chandrayangutta Police Station.
Authorities also arranged counselling support for the victim through the Bharosa Centre.
Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction follows coordinated prosecution
Police said coordinated work by investigators and prosecutors helped secure the Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction.
City Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar appreciated the police and prosecution teams for securing the conviction.
Sub-Inspectors Jakeer Hussain and S. Venkatesh of Chandrayangutta Police Station handled the investigation.
Special Additional Public Prosecutor A. Rama Devi and Public Prosecutor K. Prathap Reddy represented the prosecution during the trial.
Legal counsellors T. Kalpana and AR. Hima Menon from Bharosa also supported the case.
Members of the Bharosa team assisted the victim during the legal process.
Court Duty Officer A. Rajender, Sub-Inspector of Police, and Syed Nayeemuddin from Chandrayangutta Police Station also contributed during the trial.
Officials said summons duty officers B. Bharath Kumar and Mohammad Afsar Khan assisted the court process.
The coordinated work of investigators, prosecutors and support teams ultimately resulted in the Chandrayangutta POCSO conviction.