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‘Only people I know kiss me’: Four-year-old girl tells POCSO court about a 50-year-old stranger who kissed and bitten her forcibly; accused gets five years jail term

A four-year-old girl’s own words helped send a 50-year-old contractor to jail for five years. A special POCSO court in Mumbai has held that a stranger forcibly kissing and biting a small child cannot be passed off as affection. The court convicted the man of aggravated sexual assault on a child below 12 years. He has been in custody since his arrest on March 3, 2025.

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