Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- A local court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Thursday, September 25, for sexually assaulting a minor girl in Hyderabad.

The convict was identified as 30-year-old E Durga Shankar, a gas delivery agent at Indiranagar, Mangalhat. In 2024, Shankar had confined and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl and threatened her not to reveal the incident to anyone.

Based on the victim's complaint, the Mangalhat police registered a case and arrested Shankar. Apart from life imprisonment, the court imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 on the convict and ordered a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the victim.

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