India, Feb. 28 -- A special court in Pune has convicted Bajrang Ramchandra Khopde, 35, in a child sexual assault case, holding him guilty under Sections 376(3) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, as well as Sections 4 and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

Special Judge (Under POCSO Act) and Additional Sessions Judge, Pune, Sucheta M Takalikar delivered the verdict on February 25, in which the court further convicted the accused, who is a labourer under Section 235(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, for the offence punishable under Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

The incident dates back to November 2018 at a farm in Talwade, where the victim's mother worked as a cook. Accordi...