14, 2022, and on several earlier occasions, where he sexually abused them Murthy called hostel inmates to his office on Dec.
Mandya : Special Pocso court in Mandya has sentenced a former headmaster to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine for sexually abusing four minor girls staying at a govt hostel in Pandavapura taluk.
Judge Manjula Itti of 1st additional district and sessions court (special Pocso), Mandya, found the accused guilty under sections 10, 11 and 12 of Pocso Act and section 506 of IPC. The court sentenced him to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed fines under the relevant provisions, and directed him to pay compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the four victims, the prosecutor said. Based on a complaint, KRS police registered a case.
Then PSI Ningaraju C M conducted the preliminary investigation, while circle inspector Puneeth TM carried out further investigation and filed the chargesheet before the court.