<p class="title">A 70- year- old man, Basava was convicted by a special court in Udupi on Wednesday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting his four-year-old granddaughter, in Hebri<br />last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused was convicted by the court on Monday and the quantum of punishment was announced by the court on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This is the first conviction in Udupi wherein a 70-year-old man has been sent to jail invoking a section of POCSO Act. The convict who is a grandfather of the child sexually assaulted the minor child in February 2018.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The culprit had caused abrasions on the private parts of the victim. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Basava has been found guilty under section 376 (2) of IPC and section 6 of POCSO Act and he is liable to pay the fine of Rs 1000.</p>
<p class="title">A 70- year- old man, Basava was convicted by a special court in Udupi on Wednesday. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The court sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting his four-year-old granddaughter, in Hebri<br />last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The accused was convicted by the court on Monday and the quantum of punishment was announced by the court on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This is the first conviction in Udupi wherein a 70-year-old man has been sent to jail invoking a section of POCSO Act. The convict who is a grandfather of the child sexually assaulted the minor child in February 2018.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The culprit had caused abrasions on the private parts of the victim. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Basava has been found guilty under section 376 (2) of IPC and section 6 of POCSO Act and he is liable to pay the fine of Rs 1000.</p>
