Jalna (Maharashtra), Aug 7 A special court here has sentenced a 21-year-old man to imprisonment for the remainder of his life for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl, thus delivering the verdict within 57 days of the crime.
The court pronounced the verdict within 25 days of receiving the case, officials noted.
Ajay Santosh Vitore, the accused, was held guilty under sections 65(2) (rape of female child under 12 years of age) and 140(4) (kidnapping or abducting a person with the intent to subject them to grievous hurt, slavery, or unnatural lust) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita alongwith provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Thursday.
Judge Krupesh Vijay More also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the accused. The fine amount will be paid to the victim, said Additional Superintendent of Police Vikram Sali.
Further, the court also directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 3,00,000 as compensation to the victim under its Manodhairya Scheme.
Sub-Divisional Police Officer Anant Kulkarni said the girl, a special child, was playing near her house on the afternoon of June 10, 2026, when Vitore abducted her on his motorcycle.
CCTV footage from a neighboring house captured the incident. Vitore sexually assaulted the girl in a forest area. Subsequently, as he was riding his motorbike with the girl, her father spotted them and rescued her.
The girl was crying uncontrollably, and bore visible injuries on her face, limbs, and clothes. Sadar Bazar police then arrested Vitore.
Superintendent of Police Tethbir Singh Sandhu formed a Special Investigation Team which completed the probe and filed a charge sheet on July 2. The trial was conducted between July 17 and 31, and 25 prosecution witnesses were examined in a span of 11 days.
