Delhi court sentences ex-superintendent of children’s shelter to life for sexually assaulting minors in 2016

The convict was besides sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 7 years for the offence punishable nether Section 10 (punishment for aggravated intersexual assault) of the Pocso Act.

“The convict was expected to instrumentality attraction of these children. He was assigned the work to look aft the upbringing of these children and therefore, his relation tin beryllium equated with the relation of a begetter successful a family. However, convict misused his authoritative presumption and taking vantage of his presumption and susceptible property of the children, sexually assaulted them,” the tribunal noted portion sentencing the accused.

The justice besides awarded a compensation of Rs 8 lakh to each of the victims nether the Delhi Victim Compensation Scheme, 2018.

Additional Public Prosecutor (APP) Arun K V, representing the state, argued successful tribunal that connected June 2, 2016, the accused sexually assaulted the minors successful 1 of the rooms of the shelter. As per the prosecution, determination were six victims successful total. One of them was astatine the structure aft she faced intersexual maltreatment astatine the hands of her father. Arun besides argued that the lawsuit was proved beyond uncertainty arsenic each the victims corroborated each other’s testimonies.

After the victims informed the shelter’s payment serviceman astir the incident, the lawsuit was registered against the accused. The victims were medically examined and their statements were recorded and the accused was arrested for the offence successful 2016. At the clip of the incident, argued the prosecution, each the women hired to look aft the children had gone extracurricular the shelter.