Shimla, Aug. 5 -- A Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district has sentenced a man to three years of rigorous imprisonment in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case and two years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 333 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Himachal Pradesh Police said on Wednesday.

According to a press note issued by the Office of the Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Dharamshala, convicted Ajay Kumar, a resident of Barota village in Kangra district, on July 30.

"The Ld. Court sentenced the accused to undergo Rigorous Imprisonment for 03 (three) years and to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 fo...