A Special Court constituted to hear offences under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor and impregnating her.
The man, who was convicted, is 30-year-old S. Somashekar, a resident of Koppaluru village in Mysuru Taluk. He has two children. In the charge-sheet filed by the Police two years ago, he was accused of raping a minor who was living in front of his house with her father. The minor’s father was a daily wage labourer and used to leave the house early. The girl was suffering from epilepsy.
