Hyderabad, June 20 -- A fast-track POCSO court in Hyderabad sentenced 81-year-old Voosa Venkat Narayana, a retired employee of the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB), to 21 years of rigorous imprisonment on Friday, June 19, for the rape of a 12-year-old girl.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the convict and ordered him to pay Rs 4 lakh in compensation to the survivor. The judgment was delivered by Judge M.K. Padmavathi of the Fast Track Special Court for trial of rape and POCSO Act cases at LB Nagar in Rangareddy district.

Details of the case

According to police reports, the survivor's father filed a complaint in March 2023. Narayana, who resided in a house near the victim's home, first came in...