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Thane court convicts man of sexually assaulting 8-year-old girl in 2018

In the order passed on Tuesday, special court judge, hearing cases pertaining to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, convicted the 52-year-old man and sentenced him to the period of imprisonment: seven years and two months, which he has already served

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The case was registered on August 4, 2018 at Kapurbawadi Police Station in Thane. The crime had taken place between April 29 and May 6 that year .Representational pic

The case was registered on August 4, 2018 at Kapurbawadi Police Station in Thane. The crime had taken place between April 29 and May 6 that year .Representational pic

A court in Thane district has convicted a 52-year-old man for sexually assaulting a girl in 2018, while acquitting him on the charge of rape citing lack of evidence, reported news agency PTI.

In the order passed on Tuesday, special court judge DS Deshmukh, hearing cases pertaining to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, convicted Rameshsingh Vijaybahadur Singh and sentenced him to the period of imprisonment: seven years and two months, which he has already served.

The court also fined him Rs 1,000.

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