Hyderabad, May 1 -- A Fast Track Special Court in Medchal-Malkajgiri district has sentenced a 37-year-old labourer to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter in Jeedimetla.

The convict, Asgar Ali, a resident of Subash Nagar, IDA Jeedimetla, was found guilty under Sections 65(1), 64(2)(f)(m), and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 5(l) read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 and awarded Rs 3 lakh compensation to the victim.

Police said the case came to light on May 6, 2025, when the victim's mother filed a complaint at Jeedimetla Police Station. The family had migrated to Hyderabad in 2019 for livelihood, with both parents workin...