Balurghat 2016 sexual assault case: Convict sentenced to 20 years RI

MP, 22 Jan 2025, BALURGHAT: A Special POCSO Court in South Dinajpur on Tuesday found an accused guilty of sexually assaulting a five-year-old student at a private English-medium school in Balurghat on December 7, 2016.

The convict, found guilty under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 6 of the POCSO Act, was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court presided over by Judge Sharanya Sen Prasad also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Santosh Kumar Banik.

Public Prosecutor Ritabrata Chakraborty stated: “The accused, an employee of the English-medium school in Balurghat, was charged with sexually assaulting a five-year-old child.

After the complaint was filed, police initiated an investigation and submitted a chargesheet. The court convicted the accused on Tuesday and on Wednesday, the judge sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.”

In case of non-payment of the fine, an additional six months of simple imprisonment would be served, as per the judgment.

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