Court Sentences 74-Year-Old Rickshaw Puller to 20 Years RI for Digitally Raping Minor Girls

New Delhi: A court sentenced a 74-year-old rickshaw puller to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on two minor girls, aged six and seven years, in 2021.The court of additional sessions judge Manoj Kumar observed, "The act of the convict is bound to have serious consequences upon the mental health of the victims and affect their normal life."The court was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, who was earlier convicted under Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) and Section 376 AB (rape on a girl below 12 years of age).According to the prosecution, the convict committed digital rape on both minor girls on several occasions in 2021."For compensating the minor girls for the wrong committed upon their person and for their rehabilitation and relief, this court is of the considered opinion that both should be awarded Rs 21 lakh (Rs 10.5 lakh to each) as full and final compensation," the judge said. New Delhi: A court sentenced a 74-year-old rickshaw puller to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for committing aggravated penetrative sexual assault on two minor girls, aged six and seven years, in 2021.The court of additional sessions judge Manoj Kumar observed, "The act of the convict is bound to have serious consequences upon the mental health of the victims and affect their normal life."The court was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, who was earlier convicted under Section 6 (aggravated penetrative sexual assault) and Section 376 AB (rape on a girl below 12 years of age).According to the prosecution, the convict committed digital rape on both minor girls on several occasions in 2021."For compensating the minor girls for the wrong committed upon their person and for their rehabilitation and relief, this court is of the considered opinion that both should be awarded Rs 21 lakh (Rs 10.5 lakh to each) as full and final compensation," the judge said.