Hyderabad: The fast track court for Pocso cases in Rangareddy district on Monday convicted a 32-year-old man of raping a Lambada girl in LB Nagar in May 2018 and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of 10,000 on Kanakala Rajesh for kidnapping the minor girl and raping her on multiple occasions. The court awarded 10 lakh to the survivor. Police said the convict, who was working as a cab driver, trapped the girl, who was studying intermediate, and professed his ‘love.’ He kidnapped the girl, 17, took her to Visakhapatnam, married her, and raped her several times. Later, he brought her to the city, dropped her at Secunderabad railway station and fled.
Initially, a missing case was registered, and later, based on the survivor’s statement, charges for rape and under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act were also added. The convict was arrested.
During the trial, the court examined the survivor, her parents and medical evidence and pronounced the convict guilty of the offence.
