Hyderabad, Dec. 19 -- A man has been convicted under the POCSO Act for the rape of a minor girl in Hyderabad.

The court has awarded rigorous imprisonment for 25 years to the man and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000.

Hyderabad girl raped in 2024

The heinous crime took place in 2024 and the complaint was filed at the Market Police station.

As per the complaint, which was filed by the victim's mother on October 27, 2024, the convict in the POCSO case, a security guard at the Golden Plaza Building in Pot Market, forcibly took the minor girl to the building's fourth floor on the night of October 26, 2024.

He assaulted and raped the girl. Her cries alerted witnesses, who rushed to the spot, rescued the girl, and apprehended the man at the scene...