Hyderabad, April 13 --  A city court sentenced a 26-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor girl in his neighbourhood, resulting in her pregnancy, the SR Nagar Police said on Monday, April 13. 

The XII Additional Sessions Judge at Nampally, T Anitha, pronounced the verdict in the case registered at SR Nagar Police Station, also directing payment of Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the victim.

The accused, Madakaru Srinivasulu, 26, a resident of Dasaram Basthi in Hyderabad's BK Guda, was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

How the crime came to light

The case dates to May 2024. The victim, a Class 9 student, had ...