Man gets 5-year jail for sexually assaulting woman
Hyderabad: A 25-year-old history-sheeter was sentenced to undergo five years of rigorous imprisonment by a local court for sexually assaulting a Scheduled Caste woman.
The court of SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act cases, LB Nagar, on Monday convicted B Kalyan and awarded him the jail term along with a fine of Rs 5,000.
On May 25, 2020, a private firm employee (21) lodged a complaint with Neredmet police alleging that Kalyan barged into her room on that evening and tried to sexually assault her. “When she raised an alarm, he kicked her and left the place after threatening her not to disclose about the incident to anyone,” Neredmet police said. She was staying as a tenant at Kalyan’s house.
Based on her complaint, police arrested Kalyan on May 26, 2020. He was subsequently detained under the PD Act on September 2, 2020, when he was lodged at Cherlapally prison. A resident of Neredmet, police opened a history sheet against Kalyan.
Courtesy: The Times Of India
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