Hyderabad, April 24 --  A fast-track court here convicted a 41-year-old man and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for attempting to rape a minor girl after gaining entry to her home by posing as a doctor, the police said on Friday, April 24.

The accused, Korra Shivashankar alias Raju, a resident of Yousufguda in Hyderabad and a native of Ananthapuram in Andhra Pradesh, was convicted by the Fast Track Special Court for Expeditious Trial and Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, at Kukatpally.

According to the police, the incident occurred on June 5, 2017, when the victim's mother had stepped out for work. At around 1:45 pm, the accused knocked on the door, introduced himself as a doctor ...