A court martial, appointed by the Indian Navy, has found two sailors guilty of committing a sexual offence against minor girls and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for 15 years and 12 years respectively.
After they were handed sentences by the Court Martial, the two convicted sailors were dismissed with disgrace from the Naval servicee
The incident had taken place at Karwar in Karnataka. “The case was investigated in detail and a court martial was constituted. The court martial has found both sailors guilty and sentenced them to Rigorous Imprisonment for 15 years and 12 years respectively, and dismissed with disgrace from naval service,” a Navy press release said.
“The naval trial ensured safeguards including protection of identity of victims as per POCSO Act of 2012. Further, in accordance with the provisions of the act, other details of the case are not being disclosed,” the release added.