A 39-year-old casual labourer was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act here on Monday.
P. Siva, a resident of Villupuram district, was arrested by the Sooramangalam All Women’s Police in 2017 for sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl. He came out on bail and went into hiding for the past nine years. However, he was arrested in May this year, and remanded in prison.
The case trial was held at the Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of Cases under the POCSO Act in Salem. On Monday, the court found the accused guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000
Published - October 05, 2026 07:29 pm IST