Shillong, Sep 29: A special POCSO Court in Shillong has convicted a man for sexually assaulting a minor girl who is mentally unstable and sentenced him to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
The convict, Batskhembor Diengdoh was sentenced by R. Rymbai, Special Judge POCSO, East Khasi Hills, on September 25 for the crime committed in 2016.
Police said an FIR was registered at Nongthymmai Beat House on October 17, 2016 that Diengdoh had assaulted the complainant’s minor daughter. He was arrested and chargsheeted on May 31, 2017.
The court convicted the accused to 10 years in jail with a fine of Rs 30,000 under Section 6 of POCSO Act, and in default, he has to undergo another three months in jail.
Having already spent 3 months and 2 days in custody, he will serve the remaining sentence in jail.
The case was investigated by Inspector B.M Kharakor, presently posted at CID, Meghalaya.
