Shillong: A local court in West Khasi Hills has convicted and sentenced a 58-year-old doctor from Manipur to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor in Mairang, Eastern West Khasi Hills.
The case dates to July 2020, when a written FIR was lodged against Dr Ayam Sunil Khuman, a resident of Khurai village in Imphal East, Manipur, who was running a clinic in Pyndengumiong Village, Mairang. The complaint alleged that Dr. Khuman had sexually assaulted a minor.
Following the registration of the case under Mairang Police Station Case No. 23(07)2020 under Sections 7/8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, WPSI R.R. Marak of Mairang Police Station led the investigation. The accused was arrested and subsequently remanded to judicial custody.
After a thorough trial, the Special POCSO Court in Nongstoin, presided over by Judge M. Kumar, found Dr. Khuman guilty. He was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 1,25,000 under Section 6 of the POCSO Act. Additionally, he received five years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000 under Section 10 of the Act. In default of payment, he will serve an additional six months of simple imprisonment.
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