ITANAGAR, Oct 8: A special POCSO court in Arunachal
Pradesh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for
sexually assaulting and impregnating his minor stepdaughter.
The court in East Siang district also awarded him 20 years of
imprisonment for committing the same offence on the 13-
year-old girl, when he was out on bail.
The case dates back to March 23 last year, when a written
complaint was lodged at Jenging Police Station in Upper
Siang by the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU).
Subsequently, the Jenging Police launched an investigation
and nabbed him.
The accused was found guilty under the Protection of
Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian
Penal Code (IPC), a lawyer said. (PTI)
