Mumbai: 20-year-old man jailed for pulling girl’s dupatta

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A special court here has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three years jail for pulling a "dupatta" (stole) of a schoolgirl with "sexual intent", and observed that this kind of incident causes terror in the mind of such victims and their families.

The man was found guilty of offences under IPC Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as relevant provisions of the POSCO Act by special judge Priya Bankar on Tuesday. The order was available on Wednesday.

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The judge, in her order, noted that there is a rise in sexual offences against children. The accused used to stand in front of her house. On the day of the incident, the victim was on her way to a nearby shop when the accused pulled her dupatta and held her hand. He even threatened to beat her father.

Thus, the father lodged a complaint at Mahim police station. During the trial, the court relied on the testimonies of the victim, her father and the investigating officer of the case.

The victim was in Std 10 and was 15 when the incident took place in 2017.

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