20 May,2021 08:53 AM IST | Mumbai | PTI
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A special POCSO court here on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old man to jail for five years for molesting a minor girl in 2018.
The accused Sharvan Rathod, a farmer, was found guilty under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for molestation and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by special judge AD Deo.
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As per the prosecution, the incident occurred in suburban Khar in Mumbai when the 10-year-old girl was returning home. Rathod came from the opposite direction and touched the girl inappropriately.
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