Crime

POCSO special court convicts step father who sexually assaulted his minor daughters

Pocso Special Court

Chandanagar: A 45-year-old step father, who sexually assaulted two minor daughters and a minor boy, was convicted by a Special court dealing with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO). The accused was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for twenty years on Thursday.

According to the police,the accused who is the step father of victims has committed aggravated penetrative sexual assault on the two minor victim girls and a minor victim boy who are aged below 12 years. Two years ago, Chandanagar police received a complaint from a good samaritan who is the neighbour of the victims. According to the complainant the accused is a step father of the victims.About one month ago, the victim’s mother left the accused and went away with another person by leaving three children with him. In the absence of their mother the complainant used to take care of the three children.

“One day the victim’s step father went to the house of complaint and requested to send his elder daughter with him to search for their mother. Believing the same, the complaint sent the minor girl with her step father. Two days thereafter, the victim came to the house with injuries on her face, and when the complainant enquired her, she stated that the accused who is her father sexually violated her and revealed that this in not first time, when they were residing together with her mother also the the accused sexually violated her several times,” said police. When confronted, subsequently the accused quarreled with the complainant and took away the other two children with him. After sometime one of the victims came to the complainant and informed that the accused was misbehaving with her and threatened her brother to kill if he revealed the same to others, added police.

“Following which the complainant approached Chandanagar police station of Cyberabad commissionerate along with the victims and lodged a formal complaint with the police. The police booked a case and shifted her to Bharosa center for statement recording’, said Cyberabad police.The police booked a case under section 376 (Punishment for rape) IPC and relevant section of POCSO Act started investigation.

After thorough enquiry, a charge sheet was filed.After the trial,Special court dealing with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences(POCSO), Rajendranagar found the accused guilty of the crime. Further sentenced the accused to undergo rigorous imprisonment for20 years with fine of Rs 5000. Further the court directed the compensate the victims with five lakhs to each of the girl victim and 50,000 to victim boy.