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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Assault of Minor Girl in Jalna
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News18•29-09-2026, 22:00
Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Sexual Assault of Minor Girl in Jalna
- •A special court in Jalna sentenced Faizan Ahmed Abbas Husain, 24, to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.
- •Husain was convicted under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the POCSO Act.
- •The court imposed a fine of Rs 10,000, to be paid to the victim as compensation, and directed the Maharashtra government to provide an additional Rs 50,000.
- •The accused, a flooring worker, assaulted the victim at an under-construction site where her father worked as a watchman and threatened her parents.
- •The victim reported the incident after a second attempt of assault, leading to a complaint and the prosecution examining nine witnesses.
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A special court sentenced 24-year-old Faizan Ahmed Abbas Husain to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined him Rs 10,000 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl in 2024.
The accused was convicted under Section 65(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which covers the rape of a female under 16 years of age, alongside relevant sections of the POCSO Act.
The court directed that the Rs 10,000 fine paid by the accused be given to the victim as compensation and ordered the Maharashtra government to provide an additional Rs 50,000.