Chennai man receives 10-year sentence for raping girl
A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl in Chennai. The incident occurred in Anna Nagar in 2023. The accused, who is 23 years old, kidnapped the girl while she was home alone. After the attack, he left the girl near her house, and she returned home. She told her parents what happened, and they reported the incident to the police. The all-women police unit in Anna Nagar filed a case and arrested the man. The police presented the case to a special court that handles cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. The judge found the man guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in prison. He was also fined 10,000. The city police commissioner praised the police team for their work in securing the conviction.