Shillong, April 4 -- A 58-year-old physician from Manipur was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in
Meghalaya.
Dr. Ayam Sunil Khuman, a native of Khurai, Imphal East district in Manipur, who had a clinic at Pyndengumiong village, Mairang, Eastern West Khasi Hills district, had committed sexual assault on a minor victim, the Court of M. Kumar, Special Judge (POCSO), West Khasi Hills district, pronounced the accused guilty.
The court convicted Khuman and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 20 years with a fine of Rs 1,25,000 under section 6 POCSO Act and five years simple Imprisonment with fine of Rs 25,000 under section 10 POCSO Act and in defau...