Jharsuguda, Jun 27 A special POCSO court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda on Saturday sentenced a 30-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor in 2025.
Additional District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court Judge Puja Sarangi convicted Ajay Singh under sections of the POCSO Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Singh was also fined Rs 50,000, the non-payment of which will entail an additional one year of rigorous imprisonment, according to the court order.
He had sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl in the district on June 22, 2025.
The court also directed that a compensation of Rs 8 lakh be paid to the girl under the NALSA Victim Compensation Scheme.
