Hyderabad, Oct. 23 -- In a rape and POCSO case registered by the Jeedimetla police in 2015, a 65-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a special fast-track court on Friday, October 23. The court also imposed fines and ordered compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the survivor.

The Special Fast Track Court for Rape and POCSO cases at Medchal (Athvelly) in Medchal-Malkajgiri district, presided over by Judge K. Venkatesh, delivered the verdict.

The convict, Syed Ghouse, a resident of Nandanagar in Gandhinagar, Borabanda, was found guilty under Sections 376(2)(f) (aggravated rape committed by a person in a position of trust, authority, or dependency), 376(2)(i) (rape on a woman when she is under sixteen years of age), and 506 (punishmen...