The POCSO Court here convicted a youth in a child molestation case and sentenced him to undergo five years of imprisonment and pay a fine Rs 10,000. The case was registered against him in 2019.
The accused identified as Sisira Mallick, a resident of Bambilo village under Biridi area, had abducted a 4-year-old minor girl and molested her on May 15, 2019. The victim’s father had lodged an FIR at Biridi police station after which he was arrested and forwarded to the Pocso court where the trial of the case was taken up.
Examining evidence and witnesses of 16 people, Judge Monalisha Mohanty found Mallick to be guilty. The court also directed the authorities to pay Rs 3 lakh as compensation to the victim.
