The Chittoor Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court on Thursday sentenced one Nadhamuni of Tiruchanur locality in Tirupati to eight years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of ₹3000 after he was found guilty in a POCSO case.
Tiruchanur police said that the accused had harassed a minor girl in 2020 when the latter attended the birthday celebrations of his daughter. On complaint from the victim’s parents, police registered a case and booked the accused under the POCSO Act.