RANCHI, May 23 -- A local court here on Friday sentenced Manoj Kumar Sinha, former principal of a prestigious school in the state capital, to three years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 in a high-profile case of molestation and sexual harassment.

The court of additional judicial commissioner Arvind Kumar (No. 2) pronounced the quantum of punishment on Friday, a day after convicting the former educationist.

"Yes," confirmed victim's advocate Khusboo Kataruka, acknowledging the order but expressing her inability to share further specific details of the judgment.

The case traces back to May 2022, when an FIR was registered against Sinha at Argora police station.

According to the complaint, the victim alleged Sinh...