Hyderabad: Madarsa teacher gets 10 years RI

Hyderabad: A local court in Hyderabad sentenced an Arabic teacher of a madarsa for 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor boy in 2015, who was later arrested and remanded to judicial custody.

The first Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Suneetha Kunchala said that the teacher was found guilty under relevant sections of POCSO Act and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI). While pronouncing the judgment, the Judge also sentenced him to 10 years of RI under Section 377 of IPC with a fine of Rs 4,000 and the punishments will run concurrently on the accused.

The accused person in the year 2015 sexually assaulted a 12-year-old boy when he visited the teacher's house to get some books. The boy then resisted his attempts and a complaint was lodged by his parents. The teacher was then arrested and remanded to judicial custody.